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Written question asked by Stephen Timms (Labour) on Monday, 2 March 2015, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 5 March 2015 (named day). It was answered by Matt Hancock (Conservative) on Thursday, 5 March 2015 on behalf of the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills.


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Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what alternatives he considered to centralising local land charges in the Land Registry; and what assessment he made of the appropriateness and cost effectiveness of those alternatives.

Answer

A range of options were identified but centralising the local land charges register with Land Registry was found to be the most effective way to create national register using a single digital solution.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
225824
Session
2014-15
Subjects
Property searches
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk