§ Mr. Roy HughesTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will consider amending section 22 of the Planning and Compensation Act 1991 in order to assist mineral planning authorities in the exercise of their duties.
§ Mr. Gwilym JonesSection 22 of the Planning and Compensation Act 1991 provides for the registration of interim development order permissions—granted between July 1943 and July 1948—and the submission of schemes of operating and restoration for approval by the mineral planning authority. These measures ensure that the extent and terms of IDO permissions are known and that active sites are operated up to modern standards. We have no plans to amend this section of the act.