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Mr. Cyril D. Townsend
asked the Secretary of State for the Environment what steps he plans to take to ensure that the release of surplus local authority land for private development is not prevented by the use of compulsory purchase powers by other local authorities.
Mr. Heseltine
Such orders would be contrary to Government policy, and I would reject them without an inquiry.