Martlew172. Mr. To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list the occasions when his powers of compulsory purchase of land under section 17 of the National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act 1949 have been used in England in each year since 1981; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. AtkinsThe Secretary of State has confirmed one compulsory purchase order over land within Somerset. However, following further discussions with the landowner the compulsory purchase order was not implemented.