§ Mr. Lathamasked the Secretary of State for Wales whether he will make a statement on the progress of the Land Authority for Wales; and whether any directions have been issued to the authority under section 8(3) of the Community Land Act 1975, or section 102(4) of the Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980, since 22 November 1979.
§ Mr. Michael RobertsDuring 1980–81 the Land Authority acquired, or contracted to acquire, about 391 acres of land and disposed of, or contracted to dispose of, 160 acres for residential industrial and commercial purposes. Its land bank now stands at 1,428 acres. The authority has continued its work of identifying land available for development and has published a study of housing land availability in South Wales.
No directions have been issued to the authority since 22 November 1979 either under section 8(3) of the Community Land Act 1975 or under section 102(4) of the Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980.