§ Mr. DrewTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions if he will make a statement in respect of each of the English regions on(a) how many local authorities provided the necessary information on the review of the national land use database and (b) what action he plans to take to ensure that those regions who have not reported satisfactorily do so. [55615]
§ Ms KeebleThe number of local authorities providing returns for the 2001 update of the national land use database of previously developed land is shown in the following table. My Department is working with local authorities, English Partnerships, the Government Offices and other regional bodies to improve response rates for the 2002 update.
Government office Number of authorities in region Number of authorities returning in 2001 Percentage of authorities returning in 2001 North-East 24 13 54 North-West 44 36 82 Yorkshire and Humberside 24 17 71 West Midlands 34 23 68 East Midlands 40 23 58 East of England 49 24 49 South-West 47 23 49 South-East 67 43 64 London 33 23 70 England 362 225 62