Mr E. Guimbeau (First Member for Curepipe and Midlands) asked the Minister of Housing and Lands whether, in regard to State lands on Pas Geométriques situated in Balaclava, he will state if Lotus Resorts Limited has been granted a lease of a plot of land thereat -

(a) indicating the terms and conditions, including the

(i) date;

(ii) extent;

(iii) purpose of the lease;

(b) the annual rental value of the total area, and

(c) the amount of taxes and fees paid to Government.

Reply: I am informed that, following a statement made to the Police last year by the hon. Member himself, the Police has been conducting an enquiry on a number of leases allocated on State land including the lease of State land at Balaclava to Lotus Resorts Limited.

As the Police enquiry is on, it would neither be in order nor proper to make any further statement on this matter at this stage.