§ Miss WiddecombeTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what is the annual cost of maintaining the register of derelict land.
§ Mr. PawseyTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what is the amount of land currently on the land register; and what is the cost to the taxpayer each year in keeping it up to date.
§ Mr. MoynihanCurrently some £6,000 per year. This relates largely to the storage of the information on computer. Since the introduction of owners' registers last autumn maintenance of my right hon. Friend's land registers has been concentrated on sites where the use of his powers to direct disposal is in question, for example, in connection with the public request to order disposal scheme.