§ Norman BakerTo ask the Deputy Prime Minister how many requests were made, broken down by 307W Government office region, for planning applications to be called in for the last year for which figures are available; and, for each region, how many were called in. [62580]
§ Mr. McNultyThe number of requests to call in planning applications is not recorded. The number of planning applications called-in within each Government office region between 1 April 2001 and 31 March 2002 is as follows.
Government office Called-in North-east 11 North-west 14 Yor shire and the Humber 13 West Midlands 23 East Midlands 16 East 7 South-west 12 South-east 22 London 4 Total 122