HC Deb 21 May 1996 vol 278 c160W
Mr. Cox

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment how many out-of-town shopping developments he gave approval for in England and Wales, during 1995. [29985]

Sir Paul Beresford

Statistics on appeal decisions in England, for which the Secretary of State is responsible, are not classified by location. Consequently, the information could be assembled only at disproportionate cost.