§ Mr. RedmondTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment (1) if he will list by year for the last 10 years to date for England and Wales, the number of opencast coal site applications that have been refused by his Department;
(2) if he will list by year for the last 10 years to date in England and Wales the number of opencast coal sites that received his Department's approval.
§ Mr. AtkinsThe information requested is available only from 1 April 1987, in respect of England:
Year Decided Dismissed Allowed 1987–88 15 8 7 1988–89 16 8 8 1989–90 9 2 7 1 1990–91 10 4 6 1 (to 30 September 1990).