HC Deb 21 November 2002 vol 394 cc225-6W
Mr. Edward Davey

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister which(a) Government agencies and (b) regional bodies have compulsory purchase powers. [81696]

Mr. McNulty

The following list sets out the principal Government agencies and regional bodies which operate in England and which have their own compulsory purchase powers. In addition some Ministers have compulsory purchase powers which they exercise through departmental agencies: for example, orders for trunk roads are made by the Highways Agency on behalf of the Secretary of State for Transport.

  • Government agencies
  • Housing Corporation
  • Housing Action Trusts
  • Environment Agency
  • NHS organisations Countryside Agency
  • English Nature
  • Civil Aviation Authority
  • UK Atomic Energy Authority
  • Coal Authority
  • British Waterways Board
  • The Broads Authority
  • Historic Buildings and Monuments Commission for England (English Heritage)
  • Urban Regeneration Agency (English Partnerships)
  • Regional bodies
  • Regional Development Agencies