HC Deb 28 February 1978 vol 945 cc188-9W
Mr. McCusker

asked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what acreage of land was vested by the Londonderry Commission; how much it cost; and how much remains undeveloped.

Mr. Carter

337 acres of land were vested by the Londonderry Development Commission under powers contained in the New Towns Act (Northern Ireland) 1965 at a cost of about £½ million. 135 acres remain undeveloped.

These figures do not take into account other vesting orders made by the Commission in respect of its functions as the local authority for the area, inherited from the former Londonderry County Borough and Londonderry rural district councils. These orders in relation to local authority functions were made under powers other than the New Towns Act.

Mr. McCusker

asked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what acreage of land was vested by the Antrim and Ballymena New Towns Commission; how much it cost; and how much remains undeveloped.

Mr. Carter

No land was vested by the Antrim and Ballymena Development Commission.