HC Deb 11 December 1985 vol 88 c671W
Mr. Tony Banks

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment, pursuant to his reply of 5 December, Official Report, columns 297–98, if he will explain why 101 applications for consent under the Local Government Act 1985 from the Greater London council are still outstanding after three months.

Mr. Tracey

Each application needs to be considered carefully on its merits. In at least 50 cases my right hon. Friend is awaiting further information requested from the council.

Mr. Tony Banks

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment, pursuant to his reply of 5 December, Official Report, column 297–98, about outstanding requests for consent under the Local Government Act 1985, if he will explain why the figures supplied do not add up.

Mr. Tracey

Neither the hon. Member nor his hon. Friend the Member for Islington, North (Mr. Corbyn) requested details of the number of applications outstanding for between two and three months. Accordingly, those figures were excluded from my answer.

Mr. Tony Banks

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment, pursuant to his reply of 5 December, Official Report, columns 297–98, if he will list each of the applications for consent under sections 91 and 92 of the Local Government Act 1985 and section 9 of the Local Government (Interim Provisions) Act 1984 as amended by section 93 of the 1985 Act from (a) Greater Manchester, (b) Merseyside, (c) South Yorkshire, (d) Tyne and Wear, (e) the West Midlands and (f) West Yorkshire that have been outstanding for over three months.

Mr. Tracey

The information, relating to the date of my reply to the hon. Member's question, is as followsGreater Manchester County Council Consumer Advice Centre, Trafford. Bolton Bus Station and Rochdale Transport Depot.