§ Mr. Nicholas Wintertonasked the Secretary of State for the Environment how many applications for consent to the disposal of statutory allotment land received by the Government in 1979 were granted; and what acreage was involved in each case.
§ Mr. Monro43 consents were granted in 1979 involving about 81 acres of land The acreage involved in each case is as follows:
1. Eastern Region Silso, Beds 0.200 Harpenden 1.100 Aylesbury 0.019 High Wycombe 0.371 Cambridge 3.770 Oxford 0.009 Watford 0.016 5.485
2. East Midlands Region Wellingham 0.072 Peterborough 0.405 Lincoln 37.910 Leicester 3.700 Leicester 2.500 44.587
3. London Barking 0.240 Barnet 0.380 Barnet 0.570 Lewisham 0.005 Redbridge 7.250 8.445
4. Northern Region Durham 0.250 0.250 360W
5. North Western Region Burnley 0.195 Crewe 1.240 Crewe 0.021 1.456
6. South Eastern Region Ashford 1.250 Chichester 0.017 Cobham 0.330 Deal 0.020 Dorking 2.000 Lymington 0.700 Reading 0.204 Sutton Valance 0.918 Worthing 0.057 5.496
7. South Western Region Axminster (area unknown—removal of hedge) Bristol 0.013 Bristol 0.069 Rockbeare 0.230 South Molton 0.250 0.562
8. West Midlands Birmingham 2.181 Brimingham 3.500 Birmingham 0.069 Burton-on-Trent 0.500 Lichfield 0.400 6.650
9. Yorks and Humberside Doncaster 4.012 Scunthorpe 1.544 Wakefield 3.750 9.306
§ Mr. Nicholas Wintertonasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will institute the collection of statistics in respect of waiting lists for allotments.