HC Deb 07 July 1997 vol 297 c318W
Mrs. Ballard

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what has been the cost to the Exchequer of landowners' tax exemption for allowing some public access to their land in each of the last three years. [5970]

Dawn Primarolo

The information requested is as follows:

Year Estimated cost (£ million)
1994–95 negligible
1995–96 5
1996–97 5

(These estimate are particularly tentative).

Mrs. Ballard

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what regulations there are governing the advertisement of access to land owned by landowners who have negotiated conditional exemption from tax payment. [5969]

Dawn Primarolo

I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to my hon. Friend the Member for Pendle (Mr. Prentice) on 6 June, column278.