§ Mr. WilshireTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will publish a table showing the length of time between submitting the application and a final decision being announced in respect of all planning applications involving airport expansion that were subject to a local public inquiry since 1970.
§ Mr. BaldryInformation in the form requested is not readily available and could only be provided at disproportionate cost. The table gives details of the length of time taken to determine most of the major airport expansions subject to public local inquiry since 1977.
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1991–92 1992–93 HPTO 3 3 PTO 1 1 Personal Secretary 2 2 Typist 1 1 SGB1 1 1 SGB2 8 8 Specialists 10 9 Casual 1 1 Total 66 64 Costs £1,525,000 £1,612,000 (Actual) (Estimated) If I can be of any further assistance please do not hesitate to contact me.
Letter from Roger H. Powell to Mr. Martin Redmond, dated 2 November 1992:
Michael Howard has asked the Chief Executives of Agencies attached to his Department to respond to your Parliamentary Question on the above matter.
I have set out at Appendix A 3 figures which represent snapshots of the situation as of December 1991, and October 1992 and a forecast for October 1993.
I have given staff in post figures which include a number of non-civil servants.
If I can be of further help please contact me.
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(months) Airport Date application made Date final decision announced Time taken Leeds Bradford 8 August 1977 17 December 1980 40 Heathrow (Terminal 4) 26 September 1977 17 December 1979 26 Manchester 2 February 1979 9 September 1980 19 Gatwick North 2 March 1979 9 November 1982 44 Birmingham 17 April 1979 30 May 1980 13 East Midlands 1 November 1979 1 February 1983 38 Heathrow (Terminal 4) 4 June 1984 18 September 1985 15 Leeds Bradford 23 January 1986 14 August 1989 42 Lydd 8 September 1987 24 September 1992 60 London City 12 September 1989 26 September 1991 24