Written question asked by Tom Brake (Liberal Democrat) on Thursday, 3 May 2001, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 10 May 2001. It was answered by Baroness Hughes of Stretford (Labour) on Thursday, 10 May 2001 on behalf of the Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions.

Dept of the Environment Transport and the Regions

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, pursuant to his Answer of 26th April 2001 at 367 c313-5W, on regional impact assessments, if the criteria taken into account by the Regional Co-ordination Unit included (a) the availability of previously developed urban land from region to region and (b) other considerations of environmental capacity.

Answer: Mr. Brake: To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, pursuant to his answer of 26 April 2001, Official Report, columns 313-15W, on regional impact assessments, if the criteria taken into account by the regional co-ordination unit included (a) the availability of previously developed urban land from region to region and (b) other considerations of environmental capacity. [160795] Ms Beverley Hughes: The criteria used by the regional co-ordination unit does not specifically include these considerations, which properly fall to the Departments and others putting forward proposals.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 368 c259-60W; 160795
Session: 2000-01
Subjects: Brownfield sites Development plans Environment Land use Regional planning and development Urban areas Regional Coordination Unit
Link: View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk