§ Mr. McLoughlinTo ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (1) when she will reply to the letter of the hon. Member for West Derbyshire, dated 18 July, concerning dormant quarries in the Peak District National Park; [7972]
(2) when she will answer the letter from the hon. Member for West Derbyshire of 18 July about dormant quarries within the Peak District National Park Authority. [11967]
§ Mr. MorleyThe Department transferred the hon. Member's correspondence to the Department for Transport, Local Government and the Regions in December, as they have responsibility for the issue of dormant quarries. I understand that a response was sent on 14 January.
267WI am sorry that the hon. Member's parliamentary questions tabled to this Department in October and November were not answered at the time the correspondence was transferred.
§ Mr. WhittingdaleTo ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs when she expects a reply to be sent to the letters to the Minister for the Environment dated 31 October 2001 and 8 August 2001 concerning Mr. James Bourne of Maldon. [45493]
§ Mr. MorleyA reply was sent to the hon. Member on 27 March 2002.