HC Deb 17 March 1999 vol 327 c668W
Mr. Maclean

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions what measures he has put into place to speed up the planning process for major infrastructure projects. [76396]

Mr. Caborn

Some proposals for improving the processing of major infrastructure projects through the planning system were included in the "Modernising Planning" Policy Statement which I published last year. I intend to publish shortly a consultation paper with detailed proposals to streamline the procedures.