§ Mr. WallaceTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment how many licensing applications have been intimated to his Department for marine dredging of aggregates in each year since 1989 for the purpose of obtaining a Government view.
§ Mr. BaldryThe numbers of licensing applications for marine dredging of aggregates intimated to my department in each year since 1989 for the purpose of obtaining a Government view are as follows:
1989 2 1990 none 1991 none 1992 4 1993 3 1994 1 to date
§ Mr. WallaceTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment how many licence applications for the marine dredging of aggregates have received a favourable Government view in each year since 1989.
§ Mr. BaldryThe numbers of licence applications for the marine dredging of aggregates within English waters which have received a favourable Government view in the years since 1989 are as follows: 791W
1989 — 2 1990 — 2 1991 — 1 1992 — 1 1993 — none 1994 — none to date
§ Mr. WallaceTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what is the total area of sea bed covered by(a) licensing applications for a Government view of marine dredging of aggregates and (b)licensing applications for the marine dredging of aggregates which have received a favourable Government view, in each year since 1989.
§ Mr. BaldryThe total area of seabed covered by current licensing applications for a government view of marine dredging of aggregates is 196.08 sq km. The total area of seabed covered by licensing applications for the marine dredging of aggregates which have received a favourable government view, in each year since 1989 is as follows:
1989 — 34.85km2 1990 — 35.73km2 1991 — 49.17km2 1992 — 11 1993 — no favourite government views given. 1994 — no final decisions on government views given to date. 1 The licensing application covered by the one favourable government view issued in 1992 was for a change in tonnage for two previously licence area: there was no increase in area.