§ Mr. Heddleasked the Secretary of State for the Environment (1) how many claims made under the Land Compensation Acts 1961 and 1973 which were settled in the last two years for which figures are available took, respectively (a) less than one year, (b) one to two years, (c) two to three years, (d) three to four years, (e) four to five years and (f) more than five years to settle from the date of entry to the claimant's receipt of final payment;
(2) if he will estimate the average proportion of eventual settlement that was represented by the initial awards made by district valuers where claims were submitted under section 52 of the Land Compensation Act 1973, in each of the last five years for which figures are available;
205W(3) if he will publish in the Official Report details of the total amount of money paid out by his Department in each of the last five years for which figures are available on interest payments on land compensation claims; and how much each annual amount represents as an average of the total claims settled in each of those five years.
§ Mr. Giles ShawThe information requested is not collected centrally from the local authorities, statutory undertakers and Government Departments which acquire land by compulsory purchase and could only be obtained at disproportionate expense.
§ Mr. Heddleasked the Secretary of State for the Environment how many claimants under the Land Compensation Acts 1961 and 1973 during the years 1976 to 1981 received payments of interest on their claims prior to the completion of the sale of their land; and under what legislative provisions such payments were made.
§ Mr. Giles ShawIf the acquiring authority takes possession of land under section 11 of the Compulsory Purchase Act 1965 in advance of paying compensation, interest is payable under that section from the date of entry. No central record is kept of the use made of this power.