§ Mr. Ron Daviesasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how many applications for forestry planting licences in England were objected to by local authorities and other statutory bodies, respectively, in each of the last five years and 1987 to date; and how many were refused as a result.
§ Mr. MacGregorThe information is as follows:
Number of objections from Year Number of applications object to Local authorities Other statutory bodies Decisions taken on these applications 1982 — — — 1983 — — 1984 3 3 2 2 Refused 1 Approved 1985 — — — 1986 4 3 1 1 Refused 3 Approved 1987 2 2 1 1 Refused 1 Pending