HC Deb 20 January 1992 vol 202 c23W
Dr. David Clark

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how many planning applications affecting grade I agricultural land have been objected to by his Ministry since 1980; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Gummer

The records currently show that a total of 1,993 individual planning applications were objected to in England and Wales during the period 1980 to 1990. However, the records do not show how many of these objections involved grade 1 land.