§ Mr. Tony Banksasked the Secretary of State for the Environment how many consent applications under each of section 7, section 8 and section 9 of the Local Government (Interim Provisions) Act have now been refused for each of the metropolitan county councils, the Greater London council and the Inner London education authority.
§ Mr. Kenneth BakerThis information is as follows:
Authority Section 7 Section 8 Greater London Council 3 — Greater Manchester Council 1 3 — — Totals 4 3 No application under section 9 has been refused consent
§ Mr. Tony Banksasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what is the longest period a case submitted under sections 7, 8 and 9 of the Local Government (Interim Provisions) Act has remained with his Department before consent was given.
§ Mr. Kenneth BakerTwo hundred and thirty two days. This case was held in abeyance pending resolution of the authority's related request for financial assistance.
§ Mr. Tony Banksasked the Secretary of State for the Environment (1) how many consent applications have been received under section 7 of the Local Government (Interim Provisions) Act from each of the metropolitan county councils and the Greater London council;
(2) how many consent applications have now been received under section 8 of the Local Government (Interim 208W Provisions) Act from each of the metropolitan county councils, the Greater London council and the Inner London education authority.
§ Mr. Kenneth BakerThis information is set out in the table.
Authority Section 7 Section 8 Greater London council 186 2,257 Inner London education authority 24 707 Greater Manchester council 20 630 Merseyside county council 18 224 South Yorkshire county council 30 485 Tyne and Wear county council 366 218 West Midlands county council 61 591 West Yorkshire county council 15 261 Total 720 5,373
§ Mr. Tony Banksasked the Secretary of State for the Environment how many staff are employed by his Department to process consent applicationa under sections 7,8 and 9 of the Local Government (Interim Provisions) Act; and what are their grades.
§ Mr. Kenneth BakerDetails of Department of the Environment staff employed on administering specific applications for consent under section 7, 8 and 9 of the Local Government Act 1984 and sections 91, 92 and 93 of the Local Government Act 1985 are set out in the following table:
Grade Estimated full-time equivalents 3 0.02 5 0.6 6 0.27 Principal 0.6 Principal Professional and Technology Officer 0.05 Principal Planning Officer 0.04 Principal Research Officer 0.05 Principal Estates Officer 0.05 Senior Legal Assistant 0.6 Senior Executive Officer 1.01 Senior Research Officer 0.2 Estate Officer 0.15 Higher Executive Officer 1.6 Executive Officer 4.06 Clerical Officer—Clerical Assistant 5.30 Total 14.6 These figures exclude related typing and messengerial staff.
§ Mr. Tony Banksasked the Secretary of State for the Environment whether he will grant a general consent for all projects, excluding the enterprise boards, funded under section 137 of the Local Government Act 1972, from the provisions of section 7 of the Local Government (Interim Provisions) Act.
§ Mr. Kenneth BakerA number of general consents have been issued under section 7 of the Local Government (Interim Provisions) Act 1984. Any other applications for general or specific consent from the GLC or the metropolitan county councils will be considered carefully and on their merits.
§ Mr. Tony Banksasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list each consent applied for under section 7 of the Local Government (Interim Provisions) Act by the Greater London council and each of the 209W metropolitan county councils and give the date the application was made, together where appropriate with the date on which consent was granted.
§ Mr. Kenneth BakerI refer the hon Member to my answer of 3 June 1985, at column 54. Updated information could be provided only at a disproportionate cost.
§ Mr. Tony Banksasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list each consent applied for citing sections 92 and 93 of the Local Government Act 1985 by the Greater London Council and each of the metropolitan county councils.
§ Mr. Kenneth BakerThis information could be provided only at a disproportionate cost.
§ Mr. Tony Banksasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will make a statement about the delays in granting consent on certain disposals submitted by the Greater London council under section 9 of the Local Government (Interim Provisions) Act.
§ Mr. Kenneth BakerI refer the hon Member to my answer of 16 July 1985, at column 79.