§ Mr. DafisTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales what plans he has to review the process of granting licences or permission to carry out developments under long-standing general development orders or interim development orders to conform with environmental safeguards introduced during the last 20 years; what representations he has received on the efficacy of such orders; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Gwilym JonesThe provisions of the general development order are kept under continual review. My
478Whow many schools (i) have held ballots to decide whether or not to opt out of local education authority control and (ii) decided to opt out of local education authority control; and what was (i) and (ii) as a percentage of (a), (b) and (c) for each county and for Wales as a whole.
§ Sir Wyn RobertsThe data requested are given in the following tables.
right hon. Friend proposes to ensure that "permitted development" rights are not in breach of the habitats and environmental impact assessment directives. The Welsh Office received eight representations following public consultation on these proposals. The Planning and Compensation Act 1991 required holders of mineral permissions granted under interim development orders to apply for registration of the permissions and subsequently to apply for determination of the conditions to which the permissions are to be subject. Minerals planning guidance note 9 gives advice on the preparation and determination of such conditions, and the Welsh Office received six representations following public consultation on the draft.