§ 18. Mr. CAPORNasked the Minister of Health the number of interim development orders refused each year since 1922 in respect of schemes under the Town Planning Acts now in course of preparation?
§ The MINISTER of HEALTH (Sir Hilton Young)The procedure of interim development orders was not instituted by Statute until 1919. I will circulate in the OFFICIAL REPORT of Proceedings the number of appeals to me and the number refused since 1920. I have no information of the number of applications refused by local authorities in regard to which no appeal was made.
§ Following are the figures:
555§ The numbers of applications and appeals to me annually since 1919 and the numbers refused by me are as follow:
| — | Nos. of Applications or Appeals | Nos. refused. |
| Year ending 31st March, 1920 | 2 | — |
| Year ending 31st March, 1921 | 14 | — |
| Year ending 31st March, 1922 | 20 | 1 |
| Year ending 31st March, 1923 | 40 | 3 |
| Year ending 31st March, 1924 | 35 | 4 |
| Year ending 31st March, 1925 | 29 | 3 |
| Year ending 31st March, 1926 | 47 | 8 |
| Year ending 31st March, 1927 | 56 | 13 |
| Year ending 31st March, 1928 | 107 | 28 |
| Year ending 31st March, 1929 | 101 | 32 |
| Year ending 31st March, 1930 | 134 | 43 |
| Year ending 31st March, 1931 | 180 | 51 |
| Year ending 31st March, 1932 | 185 | 48 |
| The balance (except 55 still unsettled at 31st March last) were either allowed, or withdrawn after settlement by agreement, or otherwise lapsed. |
§ 19. Mr. GLOSSOPasked the Minister of Health if he is aware that the draft town-planning scheme of the Doncaster Rural District Council schedules 8,071 acres of rich agricultural land all in a ring fence as being unsuitable for the erection of houses since it does not exceed 25 feet above ordnance datum; that with the potential revival of agriculture more cottages will be required for agricultural labourers in the locality; and whether he will take steps to see that cottages for agricultural labourers are exempt from the conditions of the scheme?
§ Sir H. YOUNGThe Doncaster Rural District Council have not yet submitted to me their town planning proposals and I am not aware of the proposal referred to. My hon. Friend may rest assured that any proposal likely to restrict the provision of cottages for agricultural workers will receive my careful consideration.
§ Mr. GLOSSOPWill it be possible for my right hon. Friend to communicate with the district council in view of the expense to which landowners and farm occupiers have been put now that the scheme has been advertised?
§ Sir H. YOUNGI can take no action under the Statute until, in due course, the scheme is put up to me.