§ Mrs. GillanTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions if additional sums were allocated to county councils for the purpose of distributing copies of the draft regional planning guidance for the South-east. [127799]
§ Ms Beverley HughesNo extra finance was allocated to local authorities to distribute the document and leaflets to the libraries in their area. It is normal practice for such consultation documents to be sent to the county councils for distributing through their own distribution system to the local libraries. Further copies were sent by the Government Office to any individual or organisation that requested them.
§ Mrs. GillanTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions how many copies of the draft regional planning guidance for the South-east were sent to Buckinghamshire County Council. [127800]
§ Ms Beverley HughesInitially 50 documents and 150 leaflets were sent. Following a subsequent request from Buckinghamshire County Council during the consultation period on Proposed Changes to Draft Regional Planning Guidance (PRG9), further copies were sent.
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§ Mrs. GillanTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, pursuant to his answer of 14 June 2000,Official Report, column 640–41W, on Regional Planning Guidance (South-east), if a copy of the draft regional planning guidance for the South-east was provided for every branch library in Buckinghamshire; and for what reason copies of the draft regional planning guidance for the South-east were not distributed direct from his Department to branch libraries in the South-east. [127832]
§ Ms Beverley HughesIt is normal practice for the County Councils to distribute consultation documents through their distribution system to libraries within their area. Further copies were sent by the Government Office to any organisation or individual that requested them.