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Bench Mark Levels

Volume 172: debated on Thursday 10 May 1990

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To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he is planning to discontinue the system of revision of bench mark levels in the British Isles.

Bench marks established by Ordnance Survey in Great Britain are maintained at predetermined levels which are dependent on the type of terrain and degree of land development. Levelling policy is kept under periodic review.