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Dept of the Environment Transport and the Regions

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what conclusions he has reached from his Department's review of existing law relating to compulsory purchase. - Inc ref to Urban White Paper 'Our Towns and Cities: the Future' Cmnd 4911, published last November.

Asked by

David Kidney (Labour)

Answering body

Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

26 March 2001

Reference

155421; 365 c424-5W;365 c426-7W

House

House of Commons

Dept of the Environment Transport and the Regions

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what plans he has to amend regulations concerning local authority powers for compulsory purchase of buildings to facilitate regeneration - Includes ref to final report of Compulsory Purchase Law and Procedures Review. Copies in the Library. (Dep...

Asked by

Louise Ellman (Labour; Co-operative Party)

Answering body

Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

30 October 2000

Reference

355 c305W;355 c306W; 135566

House

House of Commons

Deposited Paper Dep 00/1242

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Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions

Type

Deposited papers

Date

28 July 2000

Reference

Dep 00/1242

House

House of Commons

Dept of the Environment Transport and the Regions

Statement on when he intends to publish the recommendations of the advisory group set up to undertake a Fundamental Review of Compulsory Purchase Laws, Procedures and Compensation and the results of the associated research into the operation of the Crichel Down rules. - Includes ref to reports of final recommendations...

Asked by

Diana Organ (Labour)

Answering body

Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

26 July 2000

For answer on

27 July 2000

Answered on

27 July 2000

Mrs. Organ: To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions when he intends to publish the recommendations of the advisory group set up to undertake a Fundamental Review of Compulsory Purchase Laws, Procedures and Compensation and the results of the associated research into the operation of the Crichel Down rules. [133614] Mr. Raynsford: I am pleased to be able to announce that my Department has today published two reports. The first sets out the final recommendations of the advisory group set up in June 1998 to undertake a Fundamental Review of Compulsory Purchase Laws, Procedures and Compensation. The second sets out the findings of Gerald Eve and the University of Reading on the operation of the Crichel Down rules. Copies of both documents have been placed in the Library of the House. We are publishing the findings of the advisory group in order to give interested parties an opportunity to comment before we in Government prepare our own response. The response will also take into account the many views which we have already received, including those from the Urban Task Force, on ways in which the compulsory purchase system might be improved. It is unlikely that any compulsory purchase arrangements could please everyone, but I welcome this opportunity for debate both to help clarify key concerns and to indicate the level of consensus likely to be achievable. The advisory group have said that they consider that the current compulsory purchase arrangements are basically sound. However, they have identified a number of ways in which the existing procedures could be speeded up and the compensation provisions made simpler, more equitable and quicker to apply. They also explored the scope for using existing compulsory purchase powers for regeneration purposes. The group concluded that, although local authorities could make greater use of their existing powers than most of them currently seem prepared to do, there would be advantage in clarifying the position by making an appropriate specific statutory provision. The group found no justification for making any additional blanket payments over and above market value to compensate for the compulsory purchase of all properties, but they do suggest a proposal for "business-loss" payments aimed at small businesses and payable on a similar basis to the current "home-loss" payments. They also propose a power for those whose property is being compulsorily acquired which would enable them to serve the equivalent of a "notice to treat" on the acquiring authority; and one of their suggestions is that acquiring authorities should have explicit powers to ensure that, in tightly defined circumstances in areas where local collapses in the property market have resulted in very low open market values, owner-occupiers can be provided with adequate replacement housing. Turning to the operation of the Crichel Down rules, the Government acknowledge the shortcomings which the researchers have identified. They have confirmed the suspicions, which led to the commissioning of the research, that the current arrangements are not working well and, again, we need to establish a dialogue. We therefore invite views not only on the detailed operation of the rules also on such fundamental concepts as the purpose of the rules, whether they are needed at all and, if so, whether they should be statutory and to which bodies they should apply. We look forward to receiving views on the two reports. All comments received by my Department by Friday 13 October 2000 will be taken into account in preparing the Government's response. That will represent the second stage of the Fundamental Review and, as a third stage, we will then consult formally on those proposals.

Date

27 July 2000

Reference

354 c776-7W; 133614

House

House of Commons

Deposited Paper Dep 99/171

Deposited by

Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions

Type

Deposited papers

Date

20 January 1999

Reference

Dep 99/171

House

House of Commons

Deposited Paper Dep 98/552

Deposited by

Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions

Type

Deposited papers

Date

15 June 1998

Reference

Dep 98/552

House

House of Commons

Hayman, Baroness

Statement on when they intend to consult on which roads should form the strategic London road network for which the Greater London authority will have responsibility. [HL 2250]. - Includes ref to consultation document on a strategic London road network. Copies in Library.

Asked by

Lord Gregson (Labour)

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

11 June 1998

Reference

HL 2250; 590 c104WA

House

House of Lords

Dept of the Environment Transport and the Regions

Statement on the outcome of consultation on the final report of the Interdepartmental Working Group on Blight and what proposals he has to change the law relating to compulsory purchase and blight. - (In Library as DEP 98/552).

Asked by

Louise Ellman (Labour; Co-operative Party)

Answering body

Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

11 June 1998

Reference

45538; 313 c631W

House

House of Commons

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