Diana Johnson
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Diana Johnson (Kingston upon Hull North) (Lab)
11. What his plans are for the future of the Land Registry.
The Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills and President of the Board of Trade (Sajid Javid)
We recently consulted on options for the Land Registry. The consultation closed on 26 May and we are currently reviewing the responses. Until this is completed, no decision will be made.
Diana Johnson
Having a Land Registry office in Hull, I note that in the consultation of July 2014, when the coalition scrapped plans to sell off the Land Registry, only 5% of people consulted said that it would be more efficient and effective to do so, and the Government admitted that the case for change had not been made. So what has changed since then?
Sajid Javid
As I said, no decision has been made. It is clear, however, that the Land Registry has been moving increasingly from the use of paper to electronic means, and these modernisation and efficiency changes need to carry on. Regardless of ownership, this is just the kind of change we want to see.