Compulsory Purchase Orders

HC Deb 30 June 1977 vol 934 c306W

Mr. Richard Wainwright

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list in the Official Report the total numbers of compulsory purchase order public inquiries presided over by one of his Department's inspectors in each of the last five years.

Mr. Guy Barnett

The total number of compulsory purchase orders dealt with at public inquiries was:

1972	…	…	…	859
1973	…	…	…	897
1974	…	…	…	898
1975	…	…	…	420
1976	…	…	…	531

Objections to more than one compulsory purchase order are occasionally heard at the same inquiry.