§ Mr. Frank Allaunasked the Secretary of State for the Environment (1) in which particular areas he estimates that there is scope for co-ordination in the management of publicly-owned land assets;
(2) if he will take steps to unify and co-ordinate the management of publicly owned land assets.
§ Mr. Frank Allaunasked the Secretary of State for the Environment whether he will seek to establish and enforce minimum environmental standards on undeveloped land presently held in a state detrimental to the environment and therefore to investment.
§ Mr. Frank Allaunasked the Secretary of State for the Environment how much land is owned by local authorities in England and Wales.
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§ Mr. Frank Allaunasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what is the definition of derelict land used by his Department; and whether it is, or is planned to be, embodied in statute.
§ Mr. FoxThere is no statutory definition of derelict land and my right hon. Friend has no plans to embody a definition in statute. For the purposes of the derelict land grant scheme the description adopted is land which is so damaged by industrial or other development that it is incapable of beneficial use without treatment.