§ Mr. LepperTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions if he will make a statement on the status of land owned by Railtrack and Rail Property Ltd. in use as allotments. [113076]
§ Mr. HillLand in use as allotments and owned by Railtrack, a private company, and Rail Property Ltd. has no special status. Statutory protection of allotment land does not apply to privately owned land or land owned by a public body when that body—such as Rail Property Ltd.—is not a local authority.