Casinos (Hansard, 4 March 2004)

§ Sue Doughty
To ask the Deputy Prime what plans he has to create a separate use casinos. [158352]

§ Keith Hill
On 27 November 2003 I issued a Written Ministerial Statement setting out the changes the Government intends to make to the Town and Country Planning Use Classes Order. The Government have no plans to create a separate use class for casinos.

§ Jim Knight
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what requirements he is considering to link future casino developments to regeneration in areas of deprivation; and if he will make a statement. [156195]

§ Yvette Cooper
As explained in the Joint Statement issued by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport and the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister in August 2003, the Government consider that leisure developments of regional significance are likely to provide a major contribution to regeneration, and therefore expects regional planning bodies to identify suitable broad locations for such uses, where they deem it appropriate.
The largest casinos (such as 'resort' casinos) are candidates for this approach, although the Government are still considering the types of casino to which regional planning policy should apply.
1116W
was in each year since 1992–93; and how many full-time equivalent staff it had in each year. [158650]

§ Mr. Raynsford
The information requested is a follows: