HC Deb 30 January 1992 vol 202 c663W
Dr. David Clark

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, pursuant to his answer to the hon. Member for South Shields of 27 January,Official Report, column 445, how many planning applications the Ministry (a) considered and (b) objected to in each county in (i) 1981 and (ii) 1990; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Gummer

This information is not available by county.

Dr. David Clark

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will list the number of planning applications he was consulted on in(a) England and (b) Wales for each grade of agricultural land for each year since 1980.

Mr. Gummer

As planning applications can relate to a mixture of grades of agricultural land the records do not show the number of consultations by grade.

Information on the total number of consultations in England and Wales for each year since 1980 is as follows:

Number
1980 1,717
1981 1,893
1982 1,479
1983 1,315
1984 1,583
1985 1,640
1986 2,037
1987 1,618
1988 1,490
1989 1,296
1990 1,439