HC Deb 19 November 1986 vol 105 c237W
30. Mr. D. E. Thomas

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment whether he has instituted any changes in his Department's discharge of its functions for radiological protection following the Chernobyl accident.

Mr. Waldegrave

Together with the other Government Departments involved, my Department is currently involved in a review of existing arrangements for radiological protection, with a view to identifying changes which may be appropriate in the light of experience during the Chernobyl incident.

Planning Appeals allowed expressed as a percentage of those decided
Year England per cent. Test Valley New Forest
per cent. per cent.
1984 32 35 (19 appeals allowed) 26 (23 appeals allowed)
1985 37 42 (23 appeals allowed) 38 (50 appeals allowed)
1986 40 36 (16 appeals allowed) 45 (33 appeals allowed)