§ Mrs. Helen JacksonTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list all changes which have taken place in the arrangements for consultation between water undertakers and planning authorities since 1989. [42200]
§ Mr. ClappisonI will write to the hon. Member.
§ Mrs. JacksonTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if water undertakers are statutory consultees with regard to local planning applications. [42198]
§ Mr. ClappisonWater undertakers are not statutory consultees under article 10 of the Town and Country Planning (General Development Procedure) Order 1995—consultations before the grant of planning permission.
§ Mrs. JacksonTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if water and sewerage undertakers are required to submit all sewage or drainage plans and relevant information or updates to the local planning authority. [42199]
§ Mr. ClappisonUnder section 199 of the Water Industry Act 1991, sewerage undertakers are required to keep records of the location and other relevant particulars of every sewer or disposal main vested in the company, or in relation to which a declaration of vesting has been made but has not yet taken effect, or agreement to make such a declaration entered into. Section 200 of the 1991 Act places a duty on sewerage companies to provide local authorities with copies of those records and any modifications to them.