§ Dr. HampsonTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment how much land in Leeds, and Yorkshire and Humberside is currently recorded on the land registers; and how much has been sold since the inception of the land registers(a) in total and (b) on his direction. [10423]
§ Sir Paul BeresfordSince October 1989 local authorities and certain other public bodies have been required to compile and maintain registers of unused and underused land in their ownership. Local authorities have been asked to submit annually to the Department aggregated information from their registers.
The latest complete information on land held by local authorities in Yorkshire and Humberside is for March 1994. Information on land sold between 1989 and 1994 is incomplete. No directions have been issued over this period.
Land recorded on land register at 31 March 1994 Hectare Land sold between October 1989 and 31 March 1994 Hectare Leeds 241.1 250 Yorkshire and Humberside (including Leeds) 2,799.1 1,030.3