§ Mr. McKelveyasked the Secretary of State for the Environment how many times the compulsory purchase powers in the Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980 have been used to acquire land.
§ Mr. Giles ShawNo compulsory purchase orders have been submitted by urban development corporations to my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for the Environment for confirmation under section 142 of the Act, and I understand that none has been submitted to my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Transport under section 143. Orders made under section 104 by the Land Authority for Wales are a matter for my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Wales.