HC Deb 12 March 2003 vol 401 cc262-3W
Mr. Edward Davey

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many properties have been compulsorily purchased by(a) the Environment Agency, (b) the Countryside Agency,(c) English Nature and (d) the Broads Authority in each year since 1999. [101829]

Alun Michael

The Environment Agency compulsorily purchased 10 properties in 1999 and six properties in 2000. No properties were compulsorily purchased in 2001, 2002 and 2003 to date.

There have been no compulsory purchases by the Countryside Agency, English Nature or the Broads Authority since 1999.