§ Mr. Welshasked the Secretary of State for the Environment (1) what restrictions exist in (a) Jersey and (b) Guernsey on rights of United Kingdom citizens who are non-resident on these islands freely 615W to purchase or occupy houses on these islands;
(2) what restrictions exist in (a) Jersey and (b) Guernsey on rights of United Kingdom citizens who are non-resident on these islands freely to purchase or occupy land on these islands.
§ Dr. SummerskillI have been asked to reply.
There are provisions on these matters in the laws of four separate legislatures—the States of Jersey and, in the Bailiwick of Guernsey, the States of Guernsey, the States of Alderney and the Chief Pleas of Sark—which it would be impracticable to summarise. I am arranging for copies of the relevant legislation to be sent to the hon. Member.