HC Deb 07 March 1985 vol 74 c539W
Mr. Andrew MacKay

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment how many orders he has made under the Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980 instructing local authorities and other public bodies to release land on the Land Register.

Mr. Macfarlane

Under the powers conferred upon him by section 98 of the Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980, my right hon. Friend has directed four local authorities to take steps for the disposal of their interest in plots of land entered on the land register.