HC Deb 12 July 1977 vol 935 cc70-1W
Mr. Michael Latham

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment whether he will compare in tabular form the loan sanctions granted for each county area for 1976–77 for acquisition under the Community Land Act 1975 with the money actually spent in each case; and whether he will indicate for each county the amount of unused loan sanction at the end of the financial year, following which the allocation lapsed under the provisions of paragraph 8 of GNLA/12.

Mr. Guy Barnett

The information is as follows:

Sanctions granted for each county area for 1977–78 for acquisition under the Community Land Act 1975, indicating for each county the percentage increase or decrease over (a) the allocation and (b) the sum actually spent in 1976–77.

Mr. Guy Barnett

Sufficient information is not yet to hand to start making comparisons of this kind.

Mr. Michael Latham

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment whether, pursuant to the answer by the hon. Member for Greenwich (Mr. Barnett) Official Report, 4th July, c. 410, he will now break down each of the figures regarding the Community Land Act contained in the table on page 75 of Command Paper No. 6393 for (a) England, (b) Wales and (c) Scotland; and whether he will indicate where this detailed information has previously been published.

Mr. Guy Barnett

These details have not been published previously. For the reasons given in my answer to the hon. Member on 4th July—[Vol. 934, c. 410]—it would serve no purpose to publish them now.