§ Sir John StanleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to his answer of 17 June,Official Report, column 342, if statutory blight purchase notices served on Central Railway plc before the parliamentary debate to approve the company's scheme will be enforceable against the company after the debate is held and regardless of whether the House approves or rejects the motion. [33998]
§ Mr. WattsA blight notice properly served in accordance with section 150 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 will continue to be enforceable against Central Railway plc if the House passes a resolution approving the Central Railways proposals. If the House rejects the motion, the order applied for could not be made. The land would cease to be blighted from the date the application was withdrawn or I determined to reject the application.
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§ Ms HodgeTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many decisions by his Department were challenged by way of judicial review in each Session since 1991–92; and if he will list in how many cases(a) the Department's decision was upheld by the court, (b) the court found for the applicant, (c) the Department submitted to the judgment and (d) the Department appealed successfully against the judicial review decision. [33578]
§ Mr. Norris[holding answer 19 June 1996]: The information is not available for the period 1991–92 except at disproportionate cost. For the calendar years 1993 to 1996, the numbers of cases are as follows:
Year Total 1(a) 2(b) 3(c) 4(d) Withdrawn Pending 1993 6 3 1 2 0 0 0 1994 14 4 1 7 0 1 1 1995 9 5 0 0 0 2 2 1996 7 3 0 0 0 1 3 1 (a) = Department's decision upheld by the court. 2 (b) = Court found for the applicant. 3 (c) = Department submitted to the judgement. 4 (d) = Department appealed against the decision.
§ Ms HodgeTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport on how many occasions in each Session since 1991–92 legislation has been introduced into Parliament by his Department, with the purpose of(a) removing the effects of a judicial review decision or (b) implementing a judicial review decision; and if he will list the relevant legislative provisions. [33595]
§ Mr. Norris[holding answer 19 June 1996]: The information is not available for the period 1991–92 because information on judicial review cases in that period could be obtained only at disproportionate cost. No legislation has been introduced into Parliament by the Department of Transport from 1993 with the purposes mentioned in the question.