Oral Answers to Questions Debate

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Department: Ministry of Justice

Oral Answers to Questions

Ian Lavery Excerpts
Tuesday 16th December 2014

(9 years, 11 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Andrew Selous Portrait Andrew Selous
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My hon. Friend is a great champion of Gloucester. Such a clause would be problematic to a bidder, given that master plans can change, but a purchaser seeking to develop the site inappropriately would not obtain planning consent from the local planning authority. We hope to give my hon. Friend and Gloucester an early Christmas present by exchanging contracts before Christmas if possible, with completion proposed for April 2015.

Ian Lavery Portrait Ian Lavery (Wansbeck) (Lab)
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Will the Minister tell us how many prisons have been closed since May 2010, how many have been disposed of, and how much cash has been generated in receipts?