§ Mr. Cartwrightasked the Secretary of State for the Environment how many organisations have so far responded to his Department's consultation paper of 19 July on fees for planning applications; and which of these have urged the withdrawal of the charging scheme.
§ Mr. Giles ShawWe have received 179 responses to the consultation paper, 20 of those responses expressed some degree of opposition to the fees scheme, but none explicitly urged its withdrawal.