§ 66. Mr. Robert Cookeasked the Minister of Housing and Local Government how many acres of land have been acquired by the Land Commission through its Bristol office up to the present time; and how many acres have been sold for development; and what is the nature of that development.
§ Mr. K. RobinsonSo far, the only land bought is a small parcel which has been sold to a private builder to enable him to round off a housing development 261W near the centre of Bath. Further sites totalling 235 acres are at various stages of acquisition.
§ 67. Mr. Robert Cookeasked the Minister of Housing and Local Government if he will publish a table giving the grade, responsibilities, qualifications and
LAND COMMISSION SOUTH WESTERN REGIONAL OFFICE Information at 3rd February. 1969 Grade and Salary Scale Total Number Collection of Betterment Levy Responsibilities Acquisition Management and Disposal of Lands Finance, Personnel and Commons Services Controller £3,640–£4,405 1 — — 1 Assistant Controllers (Chief Executive Officer) £2,860–£3,400 2 1 1 — Senior Executive Officers £2,220–£2,720 5 2 2 1 Higher Executive Officers £1,740–£2,100 14 6 6 2 Executive Officers £650–£1,610 32 22 6 4 Personal Secretary £798–£l.082 1 — — 1 Clerical Officers £400–£ 1,100 20 10 4 6 Clerical Assistants £5 14s. 0d. to £15 18s. 0d. per week 6 2 1 3 Superintendent of Typists £400–£1,100 plus allowances 1 — — 1 Typing Staff £5 13s. 6d. to £16 7s. 6d. per week plus allowances 7 — — 7 Higher Grade Cartographic Draughtsman £1,250–£1,489 1 — — 1 Cartographic Draughtsman £391–£1,250 2 — — 2 Estates Officer £l,989–£2,636 1 — 1 — Paperkeeper £13 15s. 6d. to £14 13s. 0d. per week 1 — — 1 Messengers £12 17s. 0d. to £13 5s. 0d. per week 2 — — 2 Cleaner £10 8s. 0d. to £12 4s. 0d. per week 4 — — 4 100 43 21 36 Staff costs for the period 1st April, 1968, to 31st January, 1969, were £134,000.
Estimated costs for the full year 1968–69 are £160,000.
Other costs attributable to the South Western Region are not readily available.