HC Deb 09 May 1988 vol 133 c16W
Mr. Heddle

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, further to his statement on 9 March,Official Report, column 325, if he will now use his powers under the Local Government, Planning and Land Act to direct the Inner London education authority to dispose of its land holdings.

Mr. Waldegrave

The following sites belonging to the ILEA are on the register of publicly owned vacant or underused land over one acre in size set up under the 1980 Act.

Borough and Site Size (acres)
Bexley—Camdale road playing field 2.13
Lewisham—Plassey road 1.89
Tower Hamlets—Pritchards road 1.31
Tower Hamlets—Bonner street 1.05

My right hon. Friend issued a notice on 3 March 1988 of his intention to direct ILEA to dispose of the Plassey road site. The authority have been asked to inform my Department what action is being taken to bring the other three sites back into positive use.