§ Norman BakerTo ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many responses were received on the consultation document "Living Places—Powers, Rights, Responsibilities", broken down by(a) local authority, (b) business, (c) NGO, (d) individual and (e) other sources; and if she will place a list of respondees in the Library. [101673]
§ Mr. MeacherWe received 248 responses to our Living Places consultation.
- 105 from local authorities
- 19 from businesses
- 10 from NGOs
- 40 from individuals
- 74 from other sources
We will place a list of respondees in the Library.
§ Norman BakerTo ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs whether the length of consultation provided on the consultation documents on partial regulatory impact assessments published on 17 February meets the requirements laid out in the Code of Practice on Written Consultation published by the Cabinet Office in November 2000; and if she will make a statement. [101674]
§ Mr. MeacherNo, the deadline we gave for comments on partial regulatory assessments was not in line with the criteria laid out in the Code of Practice on Written Consultation published by the Cabinet Office.
These partial regulatory impact assessments were produced following an analysis of early responses to the consultation document "Living Places—Powers, Rights, Responsibilities". This analysis indicated that the issues in question were of a high priority and respondents would welcome early legislation. We therefore felt it appropriate to conduct a short, targeted, consultation exercise, so that we could be ready to legislate should an appropriate legislative opportunity arise.
§ Norman BakerTo ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many responses have been received to the consultation documents on partial regulatory impact assessments published on 17 February on(a) fly tipping, (b) local environmental quality and (c) street furniture broken down by (i) local authority, (ii) business, (iii) NGO, (iv) individual and (v) other sources; and if she will place a list of respondees in the Library. [101675]
§ Mr. MeacherWe received 25 responses on fly tipping; 15 from local authorities, two from businesses, two from NGOs, 0 from individuals and six from other sources. 26 responses were received on local environmental quality; 16 from local authorities, three from businesses, 0 from both NGOs and individuals, and seven from other sources.
139WAnd lastly, we received 24 responses on street furniture; 15 from local authorities, five from businesses, 0 from both NGOs and individuals, and four from other sources.
We will place a list of respondees in the Library.