§ Mr. Spearingasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what proposals he has for modifying section 8 of the Allotments Act 1925; and what consultations he has carried out in this regard.
§ Mr. MonroIt is proposed to repeal this section. This will not affect the obligation of local authorities under Section 23(1) of the Small Holdings and Allotments Act 1908 to provide a sufficient 475W number of allotments where they are of the opinion that there is a demand. The proposed repeal was contained in the White Paper "Central Government Controls over Local Authorities" which had a wide circulation. The major allotment organisations were specifically invited to comment.