§ Ms. WalleyTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list those mineral authorities which, in the last five years, have requested the withdrawal of permitted development rights vested in British Coal in respect of opencast prospecting; if he will, in each case, give the name of the site involved, within the terms of article 5 of the Town and Country Planning General Development Order 1988; what was his decision in respect of each of those sites; and if he will give details of the cost of compensation to British Coal and other interested persons.
§ Mr. BaldryIn the last five years no mineral authorities have requested the withdrawal of permitted development rights vested in British Coal in respect of opencast prospecting.