§ Mr. Altonasked the Secretary of State for the Environment how many public inquiries have been held since May 1979; how many have taken place since he became Secretary of State; how many recommendations of inspectors have been upheld by him or his predecessors; and how many he has rejected.
§ Mr. Patrick JenkinFigures for inquiries on appeals made under section 36 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1971 are given in the following table. Details of other inquiries held by my predecessors and myself are not readily available.
(a) (b) (c) All section 36 inquiries decided Secretary of State section 36 inquiries decided Section 36 inquiries where inspector's report not upheld 1979 *2,599 861 17 1980 2,786 845 15 1981 2,913 919 34 1982 2,723 596 20 1983 †2,257 370 13 1984 1,551 253 16 * 1,578 of these inquiries were held in May-December 1979. † 1,184 of these inquiries were held in June-December 1983. Analyses within years are not readily available for figures in columns (b) and (c).