§ Mr. Tony BanksTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment which local authorities in London were sent copies of the consultation paper encouraging the use of vacant public land; and when they were despatched.
§ Mr. AtkinsThe consultation paper was sent to the local authority association on 12 September. I understand that some authorities have since received copies from their association. Eight authorities in London have requested and been sent copies directly by my Department.
§ Mr. Tony BanksTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment how many submissions he has received to the consultation paper on encouraging the use of vacant public land; and how many were from local authorities.
§ Mr. AtkinsA total of 73 responses had been received by 9 November. These included five from the local authority associations and 22 from individual authorities.