§ Mr. DrewTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions (1) if he will list the planning applications for housing development in England involving greenfield sites which have been referred to him as departure applications since 1 January 2001 and provide details of the number of houses and area of land involved in each case; [33423]
(2) if he will list planning applications for housing development in England on greenfield sites (a) which he has called in and (b) for which he has issued a holding direction since 1 January 2001, indicating the location, number of houses and area of land involved; [33421]
(3) if he will list planning applications notified to him under the Town and Country Planning (Residential Development on Greenfield Land) (England) Directive 2000 since 1 January 2001, indicating the location, number of houses and area of land involved in each case. [33422]
§ Ms Keeble[holding answer 5 February 2002]: The information requested has been placed in the Libraries of the House. The list of planning applications is based on information supplied to the Department by local authorities. Assumptions have had to be made about particular applications in order to present the information in the form sought. The information provided should not be taken as the definitive view of the Secretary of State for the purposes of decision-making.