§ Mr. CorbynTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if, pursuant to his reply to the hon. Member for Islington, North,Official Report, 14 December 1988, columns 904–5, he will state what exclusive, or near exclusive, arrangement has been made by the Thames water authority concerning disposal of land it deems surplus to operational requirements.
§ Mr. Moynihan[holding answer 15 March 1989]: The arrangements made by water authorities for the disposal of surplus land are a matter for those authorities subject to the statutory obligation to achieve the best price reasonably obtainable for the property they sell.