| EV ID | EV-0261 |
|---|---|
| Title | Hansard, 29 January and 5 February 1963 (with 14 November 1946): Western Ground Rents Ltd and ministers: a WGR director sent correspondence to the Lord Chancellor (11 July 1961) and to the Minister (3 December 1962) (context only) |
| Date of document | 29 January and 5 February 1963 |
| Type | parliamentary record |
| Evidence label | HANSARD (read in full) |
| Repository / reference | HC Deb 29 Jan 1963 vol 670 cc738–40 (incl. “Evictions, Cardiff”); HC Deb 5 Feb 1963 vol 671 cc224–5; HC Deb 14 Nov 1946 |
| Status | READ (public record, read) |
| Provenance | Historic Hansard, read 17 Oct 2026 (research cycles 4 and 6). |
| Related evidence | WGR v Buckler possession order, 11 Dec 1962 (EV-0030) |
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Quotation (verbatim): Exchanges involving Sir Keith Joseph, George Thomas and James Callaghan on WGR; the Minister met WGR’s chairman and general manager.
Fits with: WGR had direct lines to ministers on leasehold policy in the weeks around the 11 December 1962 WGR v Buckler possession order. The 1946 debate names “Western Ground Rents or the Mountjoy Estate” as separate ground landlords, so the 1938 sale did not take all Bute/Mountjoy property.
Cuts against: Nothing in the texts mentions Llandough, Great House Farm or the Buckler or Williams families. No link to the case is shown; this is not evidence of government involvement in the case.
Notes: Context only.
Catalogued by Cedwyn editors, 20 Oct 2026, from research of 16–20 Oct 2026 (free online sources only).
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| 1.0.0 | 2026-10-20T02:57Z | Cedwyn editors | Page created in the 20 Oct 2026 reconcile of research finds into the wiki. | Editorial review; research findings F025, F033 |
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