§ Mr. GibbTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions if he will list the compulsory purchase orders proposed for the Pagham area of West Sussex by the Environment Agency. [143156]
§ Mr. MorleyI have been asked to reply.
I am replying as the only such order relates to flood defence. The Environment Agency proposed a compulsory purchase order for the River Lavant flood alleviation scheme in June 2000, which included land at Pagham. Discussions about the proposal continue with both landowners and this Department.