Carnwath Report (Hansard, 7 December 1989)

§ Mr. Vaz
To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment how many representations he has received following publication of the Carnwath report.

§ Mr. Moynihan
Ninety-six, from organisations arid individuals who responded to my Department's invitation to submit comments.

§ Mr. Vaz
To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment when the Government propose to introduce legislation to implement the proposals in the Carnwath report.

§ Mr. Moynihan
As soon as parliamentary time permits.

§ Mr. Vaz
To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment which recommendations of the Carnwath report the Government are prepared to accept.

§ Mr. Moynihan
The Government generally welcome the report's recommendations as a means of strengthening the present enforcement provisions in the Town and Country Planning Act 1971, subject to further detailed examination of the practical implications of some of the recommendations.