Public Inquiries

HC Deb 22 June 1992 vol 210 cc27-8W

Mr. Robert Banks

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many public inquiries, both public and with written evidence, were held during the last year to the nearest convenient date and for each of the previous 10 years, respectively.

Mr. Norris

The chief planning inspector's annual reports for the years in question record the following number of inquiries for which reports have been submitted to my right hon. Friend:

	Number
1981	150
1982	137
1983	134
1984	162
1985–86	1186
1986–87	129
1987–88	106
1988–89	123
1989–90	134
1990–91	134
1 l5-month period.