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r. Guy Barnett: The information is lined in the following tabic, which sod on the latest available compara- information from the 1974 survey of At land. Figures for the Black stry districts are included, sioux a » murison with the conurbaton is prob- more relevant than with Birmingham
Jarviai land
sosal land
New Tow
Metropustan Destrut
Metrugo
Mcơoposeta
1974
20 per com
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my bua. Prend knows, I was able : some of the work the Curporauwa mierasco w tackle the problem of my visat to Telford
day.
Ichord
Gerry Fowler asked the Secretary ate for the Environment what objec® teria be bas used to measure the ve social deprivation of the old trial area of Eax Shropshire, within Telford New Town is situated, ami mingham
Gay Barnett : No such measl
the relative social deprivation bas made.
Gerry Fowler asked the Secretary ate for the Environment what are ¦roposals to increase the resources ble to Telford Development Cor- on for the clearance of the physical ction of much of the designated area
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the long-standing social deprivation of the indigenous population of Telford New Town
Mr. Gary Barnett: Sucial deprivation is unly one of a consisterable number factors in allocauing resources, all which are taken into account with.M crising machinery.
HONWEALT
FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH
AFFAIRS
Hong Kong
Mr. Parry asked the Secretary of Stats for Foreign and Commonwealth Adairs what cruenà are used in Zuschning pensation for land, property and bus- nesscs aquired for the building of Mass Transat Railway in Hong Kong: and who is responsible for paying CUM PERALITEL
Mr. Laned: Compensation for land and buudings is assessed at market valuc at the time of acquation as provided for in the Mam Transit Radway (Land Acquisition And Related | Ordinance
Provisions)
Businesses as such are nut acy wirod, but compensation is asses.od for loss or damage to a business caused by the acquisition of land. The authority for assessing and paying compensatKORE is the Director of Public Works. Com- pensation mathera which settled between the authority and the Owner are referred Tribunal.
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the Lands
Mr. Parry asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs bow much has been paid in compensation, for mcquisition of land and property for the construction of the Mass Tranu Rahway in Hong Kong to date; and how many claims are still outstanding
Guy Barnett: Land reclamation integral part of the programme of Mr. Luard: SHK44,253,637 has been of Telford Development Corpura-paid in compensation to date. 51 claims and as such is taken into accoun year when financial allocauioms are
Gerry Fowler autou the Secretary ite for the Environment what are oposals for making resources about 0 Telford Development Corpora- Miop County Council and the Du- Council of The Wrekun, w remedy
are outstanding 39 of which have been referred to the Lands Tribunal. 30 of thew 34 ciuimanis have acceptat amounts equivalent w the Hong Kong Govera meni's statutory offer of compensation as advance payments pending adjudicatio
Mr. Parry asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Allairs whal zamudike is given by the Hong
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