§ Mr. BlunkettTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list the consultation papers issued by his Department during this Parliament giving for each: the numbers issued, the date of issue, the date consultation closes/closed, the number of responses received and whether they are available in the Library; if summaries of responses are available; and whether additional publicity materials were developed, and at what cost.
§ Mr. Ridley[holding answer 25 November 1988]: The information the hon. Gentleman has requested is given in the table:
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Title Date issued Date consultation closes/closed Number issued Responses received Available in Library? Summary available through Library? Paying for Local Government—Appeals and valuation and Community Charge Tribunals 10 November 1987 18 December 1987 675 122 No Yes Competition for Education-Related Activities Following Abolition of ILEA 14 November 1988 31 January 1989 250 Not yet known No Uses of Rateable Values in Housing and Building Legistration 23 December 1987 31 March 1988 175 155 Yes No Local Government (Superannuation and Compensation) (Amendment) Regulations 1988 7 January 1988 29 January 1988 550 57 No No London Government Reorganisation (Non-domestic Mortgages) Order 8 January 1988 29 January 1988 35 25 No No Environmental Assessment: Implementation of EC Directive 26 January 1988 25 March 1988 550 164 Yes No Consolidation of the Town and Country Planning General Development Order 4 February 1988 7 April 1988 460 211 Yes No Local Government Bill—Race Relations Matters 9 February 1988 29 February 1988 75 70 Yes No Portable Antiquities 11 February 1988 30 April 1988 225 111 Yes No Section 5 of the Housing and Planning Act 1986: Loans in respect of service Charges and the Housing (Right to Buy) (Mortage Costs) Order 19 February 1988 15 April 1988 10 7 No No City Grant: Simplification of Urban Grants 7 March 1988 8 April 1988 2,000 119 Yes Yes Local Authority Building Control Fees 8 March 1988 15 April 1988 50 21 No No Local Government Act 1988: Contract Periods and Financial Objectives 20 April 1988 31 May 1988 230 197 Yes No London Government Reorganisation (Property) Order 1988 9 May 1988 3 June 1988 40 10 No No Draft National Code of Practice on the use of Sewage Sludge in Agriculture 19 May 1988 1 September 1988 400 28 No No Planning Control Enforcement Notice Appeals—Efficiency Scrutiny and Action Plan 26 May 1988 26 August 1988 25 121 No No Local Authorities' Interests in Companies 13 June 1988 30 July 1988 900 200+ No No London Government Reorganisation (Hampstead Heath) Order 14 June 1988 1 August 1988 85 36 No No Disputes about Valuations under the Leasehold Reform Act 23 June 1988 30 September 1988 50 23 No No Building Regulations—Parts G, H, and J 28 June 1988 28 October 1988 225 223 Yes No Housing in Rural Areas: Village Housing and New Villages 5 July 1988 26 September 1988 800 210 Yes No The LRB: Disposal of Remaining Housing Mortgages 5 July 1988 1 August 1988 65 7 No No Capital Expenditure and Finance 7 July 1988 7 October 1988 2,800 404 No No Houses in Multiple Occupation 18 July 1988 1 September 1988 1,250 221 Yes No Building Regulations—Parts F and L 20 July 1988 28 October 1988 280 130 Yes No New Financial Regime for Local Authority Housing in England and Wales 27 July 1988 7 October 1988 1,400 300+ No No Integrated Pollution Control 28 July 1988 31 October 1988 2,350 94 No No The Future Funding of Housing Association Hostels and Special Needs Projects 28 July 1988 30 September 1988 875 151 Yes Yes Part III Local Government Planning and Land Act 1980; Competition for Building and Maintenance Work 28 July 1988 31 October 1988 630 185 Yes No Inputs of Dangerous Substances to Water: Proposals for a United System of Control 28 July 1988 30 October 1988 500 81 No No Review of Planning Control Enforcement Powers 1 August 1988 30 September 1988 65 121 No No Right to Buy: Proposed revision of the Housing (Right to Buy) (Prescribed Persons)Order 1984 5 August 1988 30 August 1988 20 11 No No Caravan Sites and Control of Development Act 1960: Model Standards 12 August 1988 31 October 1988 40 26 No No New Towns Housing Transfer 23 August 1988 21 October 1988 225 24 No No Sale Licensing for Butterflies 15 September 1988 30 September 1988 90 30 No No Control of Pollution (Landed Ships' Waste) Regulations 4 October 1988 28 October 1988 40 18 No No Zoo Licensing Act 18 October 1988 None given 120 37 No No Draft Regulations on the Administration of the Community Charge 28 October 1988 23 December 1988 35 Not yet known No No Access to Housing Authority Tenants' Records 28 October 1988 25 November 1988 85 Not yet known No No Competition in the Management of Local Authority Sport and Leisure Facilities: The Local Government (Competition in Sport and Leisure Facilities) Order 14 November 1988 13 January 1989 250 Not yet known No No Preserved Right to Buy: Regulations under Section 171C of the Housing Act 1985 21 November 1988 20 January 1989 10 Not yet known No No
Title Date issued Date consultation closes/closed Number issued Responses received Available in Library? Summary available through Library? Waste Disposal Law Amendments: Follow-up Consultation Paper 23 November 1988 23 January 1989 180 Not yet known No No Proposed Amendments to the Boundary between Domestic and Non-domestic property in the Local Government Finance Act 1 December 1988 31 January 1988 210 Not yet known No No