§ Mr. Michael Marshallasked the Secretary of State for Defence whether he can now give a figure for the purchase price of Mount Pleasant airfield land in the Falkland Islands; and if he will make a statement.
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§ Mr. StanleyThe contracts for the purchase have now been exchanged. The price paid for the 8,300 acres was £55,000.
In addition, the normal severance compensation has been paid and was assessed to be £100,000. The construction of the airfield necessitates the resiting of Mount Pleasant house and other farm facilities and services to enable farming operations to continue, the cost of which is £83,877.