New clause 18 - Procedure for authorisation of compulsory purchase by authority other than a Minister
Planning and Compulsory Purchase (Re-committed) Bill
Public Bill Committees, 16 October 2003, 9:10 am
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cotswold, Conservative)
I am grateful to the Minister for the clear way in which she is setting out such a highly complex subject.
I was going to raise this point later, but it seems logical to raise it now. A number of properties up and down the country are empty, or have been abandoned for a period of time, and it may not be easy to ascertain who owns them. What proposals do the Government have to try to identify those who might have an interest in such properties?