asked the Secretary of State for Wales if he will list for each six-month period since 1 January 1982 and for the latest available period (a) how much underused public land was on the land registers, (b) how much land was added to the registers, (c) how much land was removed from the registers, divided between the amounts sold, the amounts brought back into use and the amounts removed in other ways, (d) how many notices he issued under section 99 of the Local Government Planning and Land Act 1980 and how much land was involved and (e) how many directions he issued under section 98 of the 1980 act and how much land was involved.
The land register legislation was brought into operation in Wales on a trial basis in six districts in March 1983. It was extended to the remaining 31 districts in October 1984 and 16 land registers have now been published. Details of registrations and changes registered to date are set out in the following table:
Acres
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(a)
| (b)
| (c)
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Sold
| Brought back into use
| Other
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| 6 months ending | |||||
| 31 December 1983 | 1,048 | 1,048 | — | — | — |
| 30 June 1984 | 3,189 | 2,141 | — | — | — |
| 31 December 1984 | 7,269 | 4,080 | — | — | — |
| 30 June 1985 | 7,269 | — | — | — | — |
| 31 December 1985 | 7,598 | 336 | — | — | 7 |
| 30 June 1986 | 9,753 | 2,183 | 4 | 22 | 2 |
| 31 December 1986 | 11,825 | 2,095 | 23 | — | — |
| 1 January 1987 to 24 February 1987 | 11,825 | — | — | — | — |
(d) and (e)—none. | |||||