§ Mr. Neil HamiltonTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many applications for discretionary purchase under section 246 (2A) of the Highways Act 1980 have been redetermined since the judgment of the Court of Appeal in the Owen case; and in how many such cases the redetermination has favoured the applicant. [21078]
§ Mr. NorrisUnder the revised guidelines announced in July 1995, 161 cases have been redetermined. Of these, 24 decisions favoured the applicant.