§ Mr. DunnTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport what signals are available to assist blind pedestrians at pelican crossings on dual carriageway roads.
§ Mr. AtkinsA new type of audible signal—"bleep and sweep"—has been installed at 25 trunk road pelican crossings following successful trials over the past few years. This new signal has been developed to overcome the problem at dual carriageway crossings where the normal "bleeper" sound from one crossing could be mistaken by a blind person as the signal to cross at the adjacent crossing. The new sound units have been welcomed by organisations representing blind and partially sighted people.
Section 36–37 Planning Appeals National Park/Year Decided Allowed Dismissed Withdrawn In hand at 31 March 1990 Number Per cent. Number Per cent. Peak District 1988–89 47 4 8.5 43 91.5 4 — 1989–90 55 19 34.5 36 65.5 5 42 Lake District 1988–89 68 22 32.4 46 67.6 15 — 1989–90 104 41 39.4 63 60.6 7 63 Exmoor 1988–89 10 3 30.0 7 70.0 4 — 1989–90 17 5 29.4 12 70.6 0 2 Dartmoor 1988–89 46 10 21.7 36 78.3 5 — 1989–90 62 19 30.6 43 69.4 10 46 Yorkshire Dales 1988–89 28 12 42.9 16 57.1 1 — 1989–90 32 12 37.5 20 62.5 0 16 Yorkshire Moors 1988–89 22 5 22.7 17 77.3 0 — 1989–90 41 8 19.5 33 80.5 1 11 Northumberland 1988–89 0 0 — 0 — 0 — 1989–90 0 0 — 0 — 0 —
§ Mr. Ron DaviesTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment how many planning applications were submitted in each of the English national parks in the last
Planning Applications Decided and Numbers and Percentage Granted by English National Parks 1987–88 and 1988–89 National Park1 1987–88 1988–89 Total Decisions Granted Percentage2 Total Decisions Granted Percentage2 Lake District S.P.B. 3 1,013 798 79 702 503 73 Peak Park J.P.B. 901 699 79 961 707 74 North Yorkshire Moors 627 501 82 669 525 80