§ Mr. William PowellTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will give the number of public sector tenants in arrears with their rent in each district of Northamptonshire; and if he will give it as a percentage of all tenants in each authority.
§ Mr. YeoThe available information about the numbers of local authority tenants in arrears with their rent in Northamptonshire is in the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy publication, "Housing Rents Statistics at April 1990", a copy of which is in the Library.
Date PPG9 Regional Guidance for the South East February 1989 PPG10 Strategic Guidance for the West Midlands September 1988 PPG11 Strategic Guidance for Merseyside October 1988 RPG1 Strategic Guidance for Tyne and Wear June 1989 RPG2 Strategic Guidance for West Yorkshire September 1989 RPG3 Strategic Guidance for London September 1989 RPG4 Strategic Guidance for Greater Manchester December 1989 RPG5 Strategic Guidance for South Yorkshire December 1989
§ Mr. SteenTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment how many staff in his Department are involved in drawing up and issuing planning policy guidance notes.
§ Mr. YeoThere are some 30 staff in the Department's development plans and development control policy divisions who will have some involvement with drawing up or issuing planning policy guidance notes from time to time. Staff in other policy divisions may also be involved, depending upon the subject of the note.
§ Mr. SteenTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment who he consults before issuing planning policy guidance notes.
§ Mr. YeoIt is departmental policy to seek the views of a wide range of national bodies, including, for example, local authority associations, professional bodies and conservation and amenity groups, when issuing draft planning policy guidance notes for public consultation. They are publicised and are available to anybody on request.
§ Mr. SteenTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment how many planning policy guidance notes have been issued since 1985; and at what cost.
§ Mr. YeoThe planning policy guidance note (PPG) series was introduced in 1988. There are currently 16 titles.