Written question asked by Howard Stoate (Labour) on Thursday, 16 May 2002, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 16 July 2002. It was answered by Nick Raynsford (Labour) on Tuesday, 16 July 2002 on behalf of the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister.

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Office of the Deputy Prime Minister

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what steps he has taken to encourage local authorities to adopt a policy of differential charges for providing answers to conveyancing search enquiries; what further steps he will take; and if he will make a statement; Local Government and the Regions, how many local authorities have digitised their local land charges and associated records and obtained the necessary computer equipment to connect to the National Land Information Service; and if he will make a statement; Local Government and the Regions, how many local authorities have applied to his Department for funding to assist them in digitising their land records and obtaining the necessary computer equipment to connect to the National Land Information Service; and if he will make a statement; Local Government and the Regions, what steps he is taking to encourage local authorities to digitise their land records and obtain the necessary computer equipment to connect to the National Land Information Service; and if he will make a statement; Local Government and the Regions, how many applications by local authorities have been approved by his Department for funding to assist them in digitising their land records and obtaining the necessary computer equipment to connect to the National Land Information Service; and what the total value is of the approvals granted; Local Government and the Regions, what steps he is taking to encourage local authorities to apply to his Department for funding to assist them in digitising their land records and obtaining the necessary computer equipment to connect to the National Land Information Service; and if he will make a statement; Local Government and the Regions, what the total value is of the applications which have been made by local authorities to his Department for funding to assist them in digitising their land records and obtaining the necessary computer equipment to connect to the National Land Information Service; and if he will make a statement; Local Government and the Regions, how many local authorities at 1st April were at level (a) 3 and (b) 2 in their development of links with the National Land Information Service; and how many local authorities he expects by December to be at level (i) 3 and (ii) 2 in their development of links with the National Land Information Service. (Letter in Library Dep 02/1871).

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Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

389 c151-3W; 58271;58269;58281;58268;58283;58284;58282;58270

Session

2001-02

Subjects

Applications Computers Finance Fees and charges Land ICT Local government Property transfer Registration National Land Information Service

Link

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