§ 17. Mr. ThurnhamTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment whether he intends to issue any further planning policy guidance notes or introduce any legislation on planning matters; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. HowardMy hon. Friend will know that the Gracious Speech contained no proposal for planning legislation in this Session. We do propose, however, to issue several new or revised planning policy guidance notes in the coming months.
§ 123. Mr. DykesTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will consider seeking to amend legislation on planning procedures to include permission to demolish dwelling houses in the scope of planning applications.
§ Mr. MoynihanMy right hon. Friend has considered this carefully, but he does not believe that there is a need to extend planning controls over demolition.
§ 76. Mr. YeoTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what recent representations he has received regarding planning procedure.
§ Mr. MoynihanMy right hon. Friend receives a number of representations about planning procedure. In particular, over 400 individuals and organisations have responded to a consultation paper entitled "Efficient Planning" which we issued on 28 July.