§ Mr. BercowTo ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many(a) noise and (b) nuisance complaints were investigated by (i) Buckinghamshire county council and (ii) Aylesbury Vale district council in each year since 1997; what proportion of reported complaints this represented; how many abatement notices were issued in each year; and how many fines were levied for non-compliance in each year. [32173]
§ Mr. MeacherBuckinghamshire county council do not have responsibility for investigating or reporting noise complaints as this rests with the district councils within its area. Figures requested for Aylesbury Vale district council are shown in the table.
Information on prosecutions in Thames region prior to 1999 is held manually and its retrieval from archives would involve disproportionate cost.
§ Mr. BercowTo ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many complaints have been received by the Environment Agency concerning pollution in the Buckingham constituency in each year since 1997. [32180]
§ Mr. MeacherSince 1 June 2000, the Environment Agency has received 198 complaints about pollution in the Aylesbury Vale district council area, which equates approximately to the Buckingham constituency. Information on earlier complaints is held manually and its retrieval would involve disproportionate cost.