§ Mr. Cohenasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what information he has as to the number of smokeless zones which have been (a) suspended or (b) repealed, respectively, in the period November 1984 to date, and in each of the corresponding periods for the preceding two winters.
§ Mr. WaldegraveSince November 1984, smoke control restrictions have been temporarily suspended in five local authority areas: Reading, Preston, north Warwickshire, Guildford and Portsmouth. No suspension orders were made during the corresponding periods for the previous two years. There have been no permanent repeals of smoke control restrictions, although, for administrative reasons, specific orders are occasionally repealed and immediately replaced by new ones.