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Dept of the Environment Transport and the Regions

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, if he will make a statement on the outcome of investigations of the rollercoaster crash in Blackpool's Pleasure Beach in September.

Asked by

Lord Fearn (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

21 December 2000

Reference

360 c295-6W; 143153

House

House of Commons

Dept of the Environment Transport and the Regions

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, how many deaths have occurred on fairgrounds in the UK in each of the last 20 years. - Inc table dates 1 April 1986 and 31 March 2000. (Holding answer 21 November 2000).

Asked by

Chris Ruane (Labour)

Answering body

Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

16 November 2000

For answer on

29 November 2000

Answered on

29 November 2000

Mr. Ruane: To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions how many deaths have occurred on fairgrounds in the UK in each of the last 20 years. [139609] Mr. Meacher: [holding answer 21 November 2000]: From the information readily available, the following numbers of fatalities were reported to HSE at fairgrounds in Great Britain, between 1 April 1986 and 31 March 2000: _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Year Number 1986-87 1 1987-88 5 1988-89 1 1989-90 0 1990-91 3 1991-92 1 1992-93 1 1993-94 0 1994-95 4 1995-96 0 1996-97 1 1997-98 1 1998-99 0 1999-2000{1} 1 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. {1} Provisional figures Notes: 1. This data include total deaths to members of the public, employees and the self-employed, reported to HSE under the Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 1985 and 1995. 2. Data before 1986-87 are not available. 3. Data are on a Great Britain basis only and not UK. 4. Data from 1986-1996 were collected on a different basis to later data--the two series are not directly comparable. Source: Health and Safety Executive

Date

29 November 2000

Reference

357 c608W; 139609

House

House of Commons

Travelling fairs. Environment Transport and Regional Affairs Select Committee fourth special report. Government response to the Committees ninth report of session 1999/2000 (HC 284).

Type

Select Committee reports (Government responses); House of Commons papers; Parliamentary committees

Committee

Environment, Transport and Regional Affairs Committee

Notes

Received 28.07.00

Date

26 July 2000

Reference

HC 871 1999/2000

House

House of Commons

Dept of the Environment Transport and the Regions

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, how many dedicated and fully qualified fairground inspectors are employed by the Health and Safety Executive.

Asked by

Iain Coleman (Labour)

Answering body

Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

29 June 2000

Reference

127565; 352 c601W

House

House of Commons

Dept of the Environment Transport and the Regions

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, how many inspections of fairgrounds were carried out by fully-qualified staff employed by the Health and Safety Executive in 1999; and how many of those inspections were (a) proactive and (b) reactive. - Inc figures.

Asked by

Iain Coleman (Labour)

Answering body

Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

29 June 2000

Reference

127566; 352 c601W

House

House of Commons

Dept of the Environment Transport and the Regions

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what geographical area each fully-qualified and dedicated fairground inspector employed by the Health and Safety Executive is expected to cover; and how many fairs each inspector is responsible for.

Asked by

Iain Coleman (Labour)

Answering body

Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

29 June 2000

Reference

127559; 352 c600-1W

House

House of Commons

Dept of the Environment Transport and the Regions

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, how many applications for planning permission for living accommodation for travelling showpeople were received by local authorities in each year since 1985; and how many of the above applications were (a) granted by local planning authorities, (b)...

Asked by

Andrew Bennett (Labour)

Answering body

Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

1 March 2000

For answer on

8 March 2000

Answered on

8 March 2000

Mr. Bennett: To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions how many applications for planning permission for living accommodation for travelling showpeople were received by local authorities in each year since 1985; and how many of the above applications were (a) granted by local planning authorities, (b) turned down by local planning authorities, (c) granted on appeal, (d) turned down on appeal and (e) called in by the Secretary of State, broken down into figures relating to the regions corresponding to each regional planning conference. [113266] Mr. Raynsford: The Department does not hold statistics of planning applications or local planning authority decisions on the basis requested. The regional breakdown of planning appeals (under section 78 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990) relating to living accommodation for travelling showpeople between 1990 and 1999 is set out in the table. In the 10 years for which records are available, our records show a total of 62 appeals. Of these, 28 were allowed and 34 were dismissed. There are no records available for 1985 to 1990. No applications relating to living accommodation for travelling showpeople were called-in by the Secretary of State during the period for which records are available. Regional breakdown of S.78 planning appeals relating to living accommodation for travelling showpeople (1990-99) _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Year/Region Decision allowed Dismissed Total 1990 East 1 -- 1 South East 2 1 3 West Midlands 1 1 2 Yorkshire and The Humber -- 1 1 Total 7 1991 West Midlands -- 1 1 Yorkshire and The Humber 1 -- 1 Total 2 1992 East 1 -- 1 South East 2 3 5 South East -- 1 1 West Midlands -- 2 2 Yorkshire and The Humber 1 -- 1 Total 10 1993 East Midlands -- 1 1 North West -- 1 1 South East 1 4 5 South West -- 1 1 West Midlands 1 1 2 Total 10 1994 North West -- 1 1 South East 1 5 6 Total 7 1995 East 1 -- 1 North West -- 1 1 South East 2 2 4 South West -- 1 1 Yorkshire and The Humber 1 -- 1 Total 8 1996 North West 1 -- 1 South East 1 1 2 West Midlands 1 -- 1 Total 4 1997 South East 2 1 3 South West -- 1 1 Total 4 1998 North West 1 1 2 South East 2 1 3 South West -- 1 1 West Midlands 1 -- 1 Yorkshire and The Humber 1 -- 1 Total 8 1999 South East 2 -- 2 Total 2 Grand Total 28 34 62 _________________________________________________________________________________________________.

Date

8 March 2000

Reference

345 c668-9W; 113266

House

House of Commons

Dept of the Environment Transport and the Regions

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what percentage of local planning authorities' local plans or unitary development plans include provision for sites for travelling showpeople, of the type provided for in the guidance contained in paragraph 6 of Department of the Environment Planning...

Asked by

Andrew Bennett (Labour)

Answering body

Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

8 March 2000

Reference

345 c668W; 113267

House

House of Commons

Travelling fairs. Minutes of evidence 7 March 2000. (Printed in HC 284).

Type

House of Commons papers; Select Committee oral evidence; Parliamentary committees

Committee

Environment, Transport and Regional Affairs Committee

Notes

Received 05.06.00

Date

7 March 2000

Reference

HC 284-i 1999/2000

House

House of Commons

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