§ 19. Mr. Cooperasked the Minister of Housing and Local Government and Minister for Welsh Affairs how many schemes are at present before his Department for proposed clean air zones; and what is the average time taken in dealing with such schemes.
§ Mr. CorfieldAt the end of last week, 126 smoke control orders made by local authorities in England and Wales were before me for confirmation. Unopposed orders, which in recent months have been about 95 per cent. of the total, are on average being con-confirmed within four weeks after the end of the period for lodging objections. Opposed orders necessarily take longer.