§ Baroness Nicolasked Her Majesty's Government:
What powers English Partnerships have to pay for the cleaning up of contaminated land in order that it can be used for nature conservation. [HL195]
§ Lord WhittyThe powers of English Partnerships in the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 are all directed at its main120WA statutory objective of securing the regeneration of land in England which is contaminated, derelict, and vacant, unused or likely to become so. In pursuit of this objective the agency can acquire, hold, manage, reclaim, improve and dispose of land, plant machinery, equipment and other property; give financial assistance to other persons (including for use on environmental improvements); and generally do anything necessary or expedient for the purposes of its objects or for purposes incidental to those purposes.