§ Mr. Steenasked the Secretary of State for the Environment (1) how much land currently on the register of vacant and derelict public land, belongs to the Ministry of Defence and how much has been sold in each of the last: five years, and if he will make a statement;
(2) how much land is currently on the register of vacant and derelict public land belongs to the Department of Transport, and how much has been sold in each of the last five years, and if he will make a statement;
(3) how much land currently on the register of vacant and derelict public land belongs to (a) his Department (b) regional health authorities or (c) district health authorities; and how much has been sold in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement;
(4) how much land currently on the register of vacant and derelict public land, belongs to the Department of the Environment and how much has been sold in each of the last five years, and if he will make a statement.
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§ Mr. John Patten[pursuant to his reply, 28 January 1987, c. 244]: Following is the information:
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Acres Sold Acres registered 26 January 1987 11981–82 1983 1984 1985 1986 Department of Environment 819 111 12 86 36 35 Department of Health and Social Security 513 220 221 — — 10 Regional Health Authorities 3,610 13 94 207 District Health Authorities 760 8 125 29 Ministry of Defence 1,030 869 62 367 470 62 Department of Transport 275 — — — 13 26 Notes: 1 Information about sales in the individual years 1981 and 1982 is not readily available and could only be provided at disproportionate cost 2 Sales by these organisations in the years 1981–1983 are not identified separately