HC Deb 11 November 2003 vol 413 cc259-60W
Mr. Clifton-Brown

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister which respondents to his Planning Green Paper supported the idea of a tariff system for section 106 agreements. [R] [137625]

Keith Hill

Of the 505 consultation responses received, 309 broadly agreed with the proposal to introduce a tariff, 150 were against the proposal and 46 expressed other views.

Sector Broadly agreed Broadly against
Business 54 83
Local authorities 168 20
Interest groups 72 36
Other 15 11

However, many respondents expressed views that were supportive of elements of the proposal while disagreeing with other aspects. The breakdown given in the table is therefore approximate.

Mr. Clifton-Brown

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister how many planning permissions given on(a) call-in and (b) appeal to him in each of the last five years have involved a section 106 agreement. [R] [137627]

Keith Hill

The Office of the Deputy Prime Minister is unable to provide this information in the time available but I will write to the hon. Member in due course.