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Answered by
Baroness Hayman
(Labour)
Asked by
Lord Boston of Faversham
(Crossbench)
Type
Oral answers to questions
Whether they will set out the details of A, B, C and D notices served in connection with the foot and mouth disease outbreak, specifying the restriction which apply to each of these notices and the implications for owners of land to which these notices apply. [HL 1735].
Subjects
Land; Enforcement; Farms; Disease control; Foot and mouth disease
Date
11 May 2001
Reference
624 c428-9
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
House
House of Lords
Whether they will set out the details of A, B, C and D notices served in connection with the foot and mouth disease outbreak, specifying the restriction which apply to each of these notices and the implications for owners of land to which these notices apply. [HL 1735].
Whether they will set out the details of A, B, C and D notices served in connection with the foot and mouth disease outbreak, specifying the restriction which apply to each of these notices and the implications for owners of land to which these notices apply. [HL 1735].
Asked by
Lord Boston of Faversham
(Crossbench)
Answered by
Baroness Hayman
(Labour)
Oral questions - Lead
Status
Answered
For answer on
11 May 2001
Answered on
11 May 2001
Subjects
Land; Enforcement; Farms; Disease control; Foot and mouth disease
Date
11 May 2001
Reference
624 c428-9; HL 1735
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
House
House of Lords
Adjournment debate on flood defence.
Adjournment debate on flood defence.
Lead member
Mark Todd
Answering member
Elliot Morley
Type
Adjournment debates
Subjects
Land; Flood control; Environment Agency; Floods; Ownership; Planning permission; Property development; Rivers
Date
10 May 2001
Reference
368 c353-62
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, for what reason the practice of renting out grassland on RAF Lyneham for grass keep has been discontinued. - (Holding answer 27 April 2001).
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, for what reason the practice of renting out grassland on RAF Lyneham for grass keep has been discontinued. - (Holding answer 27 April 2001).
Asked by
James Gray
(Conservative)
Answered by
Lord Spellar
(Labour)
Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
24 April 2001
For answer on
9 May 2001
Answered on
9 May 2001
Mr. Gray: To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food for what reason the practice of renting out grassland on RAF
Lyneham for grass keep has been discontinued. [159262]
Mr. Spellar: [holding answer 27 April 2001]: I have been asked to reply.
We have been unable to find any records concerning the renting of grassland for the purpose of grass keep at RAF Lyneham.
Subjects
Land; Rents; RAF Lyneham
Date
9 May 2001
Reference
368 c222W; 159262
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if it is his policy to seek to encourage private developers who have purchased former hospital sites and land to provide low-cost housing in developments that they may undertake.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if it is his policy to seek to encourage private developers who have purchased former hospital sites and land to provide low-cost housing in developments that they may undertake.
Asked by
Tom Cox
(Labour)
Answered by
John Denham
(Labour)
Answering body
Department of Health
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
1 May 2001
For answer on
9 May 2001
Answered on
9 May 2001
Mr. Cox: To ask the Secretary of State for Health if it is his policy to seek to encourage private developers who have purchased
former hospital sites and land to provide low-cost housing in developments that they may undertake. [160272]
Mr. Denham: My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions is responsible for setting
the national policy guidance in respect of the provision of low-cost housing. Local authorities include policies in their
development plans that reflect this guidance. It is for them to ensure that their policies are adhered to when considering proposals
for redevelopment of former hospitals.
Subjects
Construction; Housing; Hospitals; Land; Property transfer; Property development
Date
9 May 2001
Reference
368 c203W; 160272
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what funding allocation has been made to Walsall for the purpose of regeneration since 1997; if he will list the schemes and organisations in receipt of funding and the amounts involved; and what component of these awards...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what funding allocation has been made to Walsall for the purpose of regeneration since 1997; if he will list the schemes and organisations in receipt of funding and the amounts involved; and what component of these awards...
Asked by
Bruce George
(Labour)
Answered by
Baroness Hughes of Stretford
(Labour)
Answering body
Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
1 May 2001
For answer on
8 May 2001
Answered on
8 May 2001
Mr. Bruce George: To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions what funding allocation has been made
to Walsall for the purpose of regeneration since 1997; if he will list the schemes and organisations in receipt of funding and the
amounts involved; and what component of these awards is made with security, community safety and crime reduction as an objective.
[160276]
Ms Beverley Hughes: The information is as follows:
New Deal for Community Funding
My right hon. Friend the Minister for Local Government and the Regions announced Round 2 New Deal for Community Funding of £263.5
million for five West Midlands neighbourhoods on 30 April, £52 million has been offered to the New Horizons Partnership in Walsall
which covers the Blakenall, Bloxwich East and Leamore neighbourhood. Over 16 per cent. of this funding, £8.5 million over 10 years,
will be targeted on community safety and crime reduction measures.
Neighbourhood Renewal Funding
Walsall has also been awarded £16 million Neighbourhood Renewal Funding (NRF) over three years. The Local Strategic Partnership in
Walsall will determine the use of NRF moneys to help with the most pressing needs in the area's deprived neighbourhoods.
Single Regeneration Budget
Walsall borough has been awarded over £34 million SRB funding since the beginning of the SRB Programme. This funding is through
three SRB schemes;
Empowering Local Communities--Walsall (£14.6 million)
A seven year scheme targeting the four most deprived areas of the borough, led by the local authority. The other key partners are
the TEC, Chamber of Commerce, voluntary sector, Police and Probation Service. Over 9,000 local people will benefit from community
safety initiatives.
Raising Standards in Education, Learning And Employability Walsall (£6.4 million)
This seven year scheme aims to improve standards in education, skills and learning. Initiatives include drugs prevention through
peer pressure, community safety strategy, health, housing development links to job opportunities.
Building on Diversity Walsall (£13.8 million)
Targeted on five of Walsall's most deprived wards, projects will address health inequalities; improve community safety and
environment and tackle social exclusion.
Land and Property Projects
Site Investigation And Environmental Improvement Schemes.
A total of £4.4 million has been spent in Walsall since 1997 on 23 projects, including James Adams limestone mine and Walsall Civic
Square.
Building Construction/Redevelopments
A total of £700,000 has been spent on five projects in Walsall, including residential redevelopment of the former Moxley Hospital
Site; construction of community facilities at the Camden Centre, Small street and Willenhall.
Subjects
Education; Crime prevention; Disadvantaged; Community development; Construction; Employment; Housing; Health; Land; Employment schemes; Land use; Walsall; Training; Regional planning and development; Single regeneration budget; New deal for communities
Date
8 May 2001
Reference
368 c33-4W; 160276
House
House of Commons
To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, how many (a) double registration and (b) other domestic boundary disputes were handled by the Land Registry in (a) 1997, (b) 1998, (c) 1999 and (d) 2000; of these, how many were (i) the subject of court action, (ii) resolved in court...
To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, how many (a) double registration and (b) other domestic boundary disputes were handled by the Land Registry in (a) 1997, (b) 1998, (c) 1999 and (d) 2000; of these, how many were (i) the subject of court action, (ii) resolved in court...
Asked by
Bob Laxton
(Labour)
Answered by
Jane Kennedy
(Labour)
Answering body
Lord Chancellor's Department
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
26 April 2001
For answer on
2 May 2001
Answered on
2 May 2001
Mr. Laxton: To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department how many (a) double registration and (b) other domestic
boundary disputes were handled by the Land Registry in (a) 1997, (b) 1998, (c) 1999 and (d) 2000; of these, how many were (i) the
subject of court action, (ii) resolved in court and (iii) settled in court on the basis of (A) loser pays winner's costs, (B) each
party pays its own costs and (C) other arrangements for bearing costs; how long on average it took to settle such disputes; and what
the average legal costs were for both parties combined. [159676]
Jane Kennedy: The Land Registry does not keep a record of the total number of boundary disputes which arise in cases it handles. It
does, however, maintain a record of those cases in which an error in the extent of a registered title leads to the payment of
indemnity under the Land Registration Act 1925. The figures for the last four financial years are as follows:
_________________________________________________________________________________________________.
Number of cases
1997-98 231
1998-99 288
1999-2000 359
2000-01 329
_________________________________________________________________________________________________.
To determine how many of these related to (a) double registrations and (b) domestic properties would be possible only at
disproportionate cost.
Subjects
Administrative delays; Land; Legal aid scheme; Ownership; Property rights; Tenure; HM Land Registry
Date
2 May 2001
Reference
159676; 367 c690-1W
House
House of Commons
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, when he will publish proposals on implementing the uncultivated land provisions of the Environmental Impact Assessment Directive. - Inc fact that consultation paper will be published today.
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, when he will publish proposals on implementing the uncultivated land provisions of the Environmental Impact Assessment Directive. - Inc fact that consultation paper will be published today.
Asked by
Mark Todd
(Labour)
Answered by
Elliot Morley
(Labour)
Answering body
Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
24 April 2001
For answer on
2 May 2001
Answered on
2 May 2001
Mr. Todd: To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when he will publish proposals on implementing the uncultivated
land provisions of the environmental impact assessment directive. [159350]
Mr. Morley: The Rural White Paper gave an undertaking that MAFF would consult on the application of environmental impact assessment
procedures to projects intended to make more intensive agricultural use of uncultivated land. The consultation paper will be
published today.
Subjects
Agriculture; Countryside; Land; Environmental impact assessment
Date
2 May 2001
Reference
367 c695-6W; 159350
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what factors were taken into account when final descent paths for aircraft approaching Heathrow were altered in 1995; what plans he has to alter the final descent paths for aircraft approaching Heathrow. - Inc ref to November...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what factors were taken into account when final descent paths for aircraft approaching Heathrow were altered in 1995; what plans he has to alter the final descent paths for aircraft approaching Heathrow. - Inc ref to November...
Asked by
Baroness Tonge
(Liberal Democrat)
Answered by
Bob Ainsworth
(Labour)
Answering body
Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
26 April 2001
For answer on
2 May 2001
Answered on
2 May 2001
Dr. Tonge: To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions (1) what factors were taken into account
when final descent paths for aircraft approaching Heathrow were altered in 1995; [159826]
(2) what plans he has to alter the final descent paths for aircraft approaching Heathrow. [159827]
Mr. Robert Ainsworth: The final approach tracks followed by aircraft approaching Heathrow to land have to be aligned with the
runways in order to comply with long established internationally agreed standards. They have not changed and cannot be changed
unilaterally.
The paths that aircraft follow before aligning with the runway are not fixed, in order to allow for safe tactical integration of up
to four streams of traffic, but the area of airspace used for this purpose has been established in its present form for about 30
years. An "early morning landings trial" commenced in September 1995, which required aircraft during westerly operations at night
(before 6.00am) to join the 3{o} glideslope of the instrument landing system (ILS) at or above 3,000 ft (instead of 2,500 ft) and to
join the final approach track at not less than 10 nautical miles (18 1/2 km) from touchdown. The trial was evaluated and a summary
of the findings was published in the November 1998 consultation paper on night restrictions at Heathrow, Gatwick and Stansted
airports (copies of which were placed in the Libraries of the House). It was found that the trial procedure produced a reduction in
noise exposure in the area between 16 1/2 km and 31 1/2 km from touchdown. Some noise increases were caused in parts of Clapham,
Deptford, Lewisham and Blackheath because more aircraft joined the ILS final approach track further from touchdown. A redistribution
of traffic over built-up areas can result in gains and losses but may be justified, as in this case, where the gains substantially
outweigh the losses. The study also found a small increase in the achievement of the noise reducing continuous descent approach
(CDA) procedure even though the CDA instructions were not changed for the trial.
Subjects
Aviation; Airports; Land; Heathrow Airport; Safety measures; Air traffic
Date
2 May 2001
Reference
367 c638W; 159826;159827
House
House of Commons
How often the Post Office exercised its compulsory land purchase powers in the three years from 1997-98; what is the size of its current land bank; and what proportion of that land bank was acquired more than three years ago. [HL 1615]. - Inc figures.
How often the Post Office exercised its compulsory land purchase powers in the three years from 1997-98; what is the size of its current land bank; and what proportion of that land bank was acquired more than three years ago. [HL 1615]. - Inc figures.
Asked by
Baroness Byford
(Conservative)
Answered by
Lord Sainsbury of Turville
(Labour)
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
For answer on
1 May 2001
Answered on
1 May 2001
Subjects
Compulsory purchase; Land; Post Office
Date
1 May 2001
Reference
HL 1615; 624 c262WA
House
House of Lords
Answered by
Stuart Bell
(Labour)
Asked by
Paul Flynn
(Labour)
Answering body
Church Commissioners
Type
Oral answers to questions
To ask the honourable Member for Middlesbrough, representing the Church Commissioners, what variations have recently been made in rents of church lands.
Subjects
Agriculture; Church Commissioners; Land; Farms; Rents
Date
30 April 2001
Reference
367 c641-2
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
Answered by
Stuart Bell
(Labour)
Answering body
Church Commissioners
Type
Oral answers to questions
Subjects
Agriculture; Church Commissioners; Land; Farms; Rents
Date
30 April 2001
Reference
367 c641-2
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
1st supplementary on agricultural land owned by Church Commissioners.
1st supplementary on agricultural land owned by Church Commissioners.
Asked by
Paul Flynn
(Labour)
Answering body
Church Commissioners
Oral questions - 1st Supplementary
Status
Answered
Answered on
30 April 2001
Subjects
Agriculture; Church Commissioners; Land; Farms; Rents
Date
30 April 2001
Reference
367 c641-2
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, what legal and planning processes must be completed to enable the burial of animal carcasses (a) on the Ministry of Defence land and (b) at Throckmorton airfield. - Includes ref to Animal By-Products Order 1999 and Groundwater Regulations 1998 and DOE...
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, what legal and planning processes must be completed to enable the burial of animal carcasses (a) on the Ministry of Defence land and (b) at Throckmorton airfield. - Includes ref to Animal By-Products Order 1999 and Groundwater Regulations 1998 and DOE...
Asked by
Peter Luff
(Conservative)
Answered by
Baroness Quin
(Labour)
Answering body
Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
2 April 2001
For answer on
30 April 2001
Answered on
30 April 2001
Mr. Luff: To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what legal and planning processes must be completed to enable the
burial of animal carcases (a) on the Ministry of Defence land and (b) at Throckmorton airfield. [156982]
Ms Quin: [holding answer 5 April 2001]: The regulations, which govern the burial of animal carcases, are the Animal By-Products
Order 1999 and the Groundwater Regulations 1998. The requirements of these regulations must be satisfied before burial is carried
out.
Development carried out by or on behalf of the Crown, on Crown land, is not subject to statutory planning control. A non-statutory
procedure for the consideration of such development proposals is set out in DOE Circular 18/84. These procedures are currently the
subject of challenge in the courts. Whether planning permission is required in any particular case is a matter for the local
planning authority concerned in the first instance.
Subjects
Land; Disease control; Foot and mouth disease; Planning permission; Ministry of Defence; Waste disposal; Statutory instruments; Throckmorton
Date
30 April 2001
Reference
367 c498W; 156982
House
House of Commons
To ask the honourable Member for Middlesbrough, representing the Church Commissioners, what variations have recently been made in rents of church lands.
To ask the honourable Member for Middlesbrough, representing the Church Commissioners, what variations have recently been made in rents of church lands.
Asked by
Paul Flynn
(Labour)
Answered by
Stuart Bell
(Labour)
Answering body
Church Commissioners
Oral questions - Lead
Status
Answered
Tabled on
9 April 2001
For answer on
30 April 2001
Answered on
30 April 2001
Subjects
Agriculture; Church Commissioners; Land; Farms; Rents
Date
30 April 2001
Reference
367 c641-2; 158170
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, what percentage of land in England was (a) under cultivation for crops and (b) used for animal rearing purposes in (i) 1980, (ii) 1990 and (iii) the most recent year for which figures are available. - Table given.
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, what percentage of land in England was (a) under cultivation for crops and (b) used for animal rearing purposes in (i) 1980, (ii) 1990 and (iii) the most recent year for which figures are available. - Table given.
Asked by
Norman Baker
(Liberal Democrat)
Answered by
Baroness Quin
(Labour)
Answering body
Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
26 April 2001
For answer on
30 April 2001
Answered on
30 April 2001
Mr. Baker: To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what percentage of land in England was (a) under cultivation for
crops and (b) used for animal rearing purposes in (i) 1980, (ii) 1990 and (iii) the most recent year for which figures are
available. [159595]
Ms Quin: The answer is in the table.
_________________________________________________________________________________________________.
Total area of England Crops (Percentage) Animal rearing (Percentage)
(Hectares)
1980 13,042,200 31.9 37.8
1990 13,042,200 32.7 35.4
2000 13,042,200 30.5 31.2
_________________________________________________________________________________________________.
Notes: 1. Crops include all arable crops some of which are grown for stockfeeding. 2. Animal rearing is all grassland and rough
grazing. 3. Common land has not been included in the figures for animal rearing. There are 427,889 hectares of common land in
England. Sources: Crops and Animal Rearing--June Agricultural Census 1980, 1990 and 2000 (main holdings only). Total Area of
England--Office for National Statistics (2001 data).
Subjects
Crops; Agriculture; Land; Land use; Livestock industry
Date
30 April 2001
Reference
159595; 367 c502W
House
House of Commons
High Hedges Bill.Report stage. Adjourned.
High Hedges Bill.Report stage. Adjourned.
Department
Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions
Type
Debates on bills
Legislative stage
Report stage
Procedure
New clauses
Legislation
High Hedges Bill 2000/01
Subjects
Complaints; Appeals; Construction; Housing; Land; Hedges and ditches; Gardens; Local government; Nuisance; Powers; Privacy; Property; Local Government Association; Trees
Date
27 April 2001
Reference
367 c551-610
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
Statement on when he intends to publish his response to the recommendations of the Panel that conducted the Public Examination of draft Regional Planning Guidance for the North East; and if he will make a statement. - Includes ref to proposed changes to the draft Regional Planning Guidance for the...
Statement on when he intends to publish his response to the recommendations of the Panel that conducted the Public Examination of draft Regional Planning Guidance for the North East; and if he will make a statement. - Includes ref to proposed changes to the draft Regional Planning Guidance for the...
Asked by
Jim Cousins
(Labour)
Answered by
Nick Raynsford
(Labour)
Answering body
Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
26 April 2001
For answer on
26 April 2001
Answered on
26 April 2001
Mr. Cousins: To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions when he intends to publish his response to
the recommendations of the panel that conducted the public examination of draft Regional Planning Guidance for the north-east; and
if he will make a statement. [159666]
Mr. Raynsford: My right hon. Friend the Deputy Prime Minister is today publishing for public consultation proposed changes to the
draft Regional Planning Guidance for the north-east (RPG1). They are largely based on the recommendations of the independent panel
that held a public examination into the draft RPG1 last summer.
Since then my right hon. Friend has published a number of new Planning Policy Guidance (PPG) Notes, which have been taken into
account in preparing the proposed changes. Important issues for the region to take forward are also contained in the Urban and Rural
White Papers issued last November.
Draft RPG was prepared by the Association of North East Councils (ANEC). Its overall strategy aims to create a more sustainable
region and achieve urban and rural renaissance by focusing development in the region's main towns and cities making best use of
previously developed land. We support this and, as recommended by the panel, we are proposing changes to ensure that the strategy is
more clearly expressed and relates more clearly to the policy chapters. It is important that the implications for development plans
and other strategies are clear in order to make a real difference on the ground.
A key issue for the region is to stem population decline by encouraging economic growth and regeneration in a sustainable way. To
achieve this we are proposing changes which identify four priorities for regeneration: to accelerate the renaissance of the Tyne,
Wear and Tees conurbations; to provide job opportunities and support communities in the former coalfield areas; to adapt and
revitalise the region's town and city centres; and secure rural regeneration to combat social exclusion, improve access to jobs and
services, and sustain viable communities.
We propose a review of the existing employment land allocated in development plans in the region to ensure that the north-east has a
robust portfolio of sites in terms of size, quality and distribution in the most sustainable locations. In this context we would
particularly welcome views during the consultation on the proposal to reduce the number of proposed new greenfield strategic
employment sites from four to one. We propose to accept the panel's recommendation on this matter against the background of an
over-provision of employment land in the region, and concern about the loss of greenfield sites. ANEC is committed to preparing an
overall review of RPG1 in 2002-03, which will provide them with the opportunity to establish the need for additional strategic
employment sites and set out their broad location or location criteria.
We are proposing a modest reduction in the amount of additional housing in the region, as recommended by the panel. By reducing the
need for additional greenfield housing allocations, it will help to concentrate house building more on areas where sites are already
available particularly on previously-developed land. The new proposal is to provide 5,000 dwellings per year for the first half of
the guidance period (1996-2006) and 6,000 per year for the period 2006-16. The distribution of housing is also proposed to change to
reflect the strategy aim to locate the majority of new development in the region's conurbations to avoid unnecessary development in
the countryside, and help to create a better balance between where people live and work. 4,000 of the proposed housing provision
will be distributed as part of the early review of RPG1 in 2002-03 pending the completion of urban housing capacity studies by the
constituent authorities in the region's conurbations.
We also propose to set the region a challenging target of 65 per cent. of this additional housing to be provided on previously
developed land and by reusing existing buildings.
It is proposed to significantly revise the transport element of RPG taking on board many of the panel's recommendations. The changes
seek to provide a framework for the integration of land use planning and transport and to set the context for the development of the
Regional Transport Strategy, which is currently on-going in the region.
There will now be a 12 week consultation period on the proposed changes which will end on Thursday 19 July 2001. Copies of the
relevant documents have been placed in the House Library and provided to all of the region's MPs.
Subjects
Disadvantaged; Construction; Brownfield sites; Development plans; Housing; Land; Industry; Land use; Industrial development; Job creation; North East; Tees Valley; Tyne and Wear; Rural areas; Transport; Migration; Regional planning and development; Urban areas; Greenfield sites
Date
26 April 2001
Reference
367 c313-5W; 159666
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what progress has been made on drawing up a national register of contaminated land.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what progress has been made on drawing up a national register of contaminated land.
Asked by
Damian Green
(Conservative)
Answered by
Bob Ainsworth
(Labour)
Answering body
Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
10 April 2001
For answer on
23 April 2001
Answered on
23 April 2001
Mr. Green: To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions what progress has been made on drawing up a
national register of contaminated land. [158698]
Mr. Robert Ainsworth: Under Part IIA of the Environment Protection Act 1990, which came into force in England in April 2000, each
local authority with borough or district functions has a duty to "cause its area to be inspected from time to time for the purpose
of identifying contaminated land".
Statutory guidance issued by the Secretary of State requires each local authority to take a strategic approach to carrying out this
inspection function, and to describe its own particular approach in a written strategy. Under the guidance, these written strategies
are required to be published by 20 June 2001. As at the beginning of April this year, the Environment Agency was able to confirm
that at least 91 per cent. of authorities had work in hand to develop their inspection strategies.
In any case where a local authority formally identifies any land as being contaminated land for the purposes of the Part IIA regime,
either that authority or, in some cases, the Environment Agency, has a duty to ensure that appropriate remediation is carried out.
Each local authority is required by section 78R of the 1990 Act to maintain a register of details of remediation carried out on
contaminated land in its area. The Environment Agency has a parallel duty to compile a register of remediation on sites for which it
is the enforcing authority. Part IIA does not, however, include any provisions establishing a single national register.
Subjects
Audit; Contamination; Land; Law and order; Local government; Registration
Date
23 April 2001
Reference
158698; 367 c76-7W
House
House of Commons
Whether all land acquired under New Opportunities initiatives will be subject to enduring covenants, preventing its use for industry or commercial development or for housing. [HL 1613]. - Includes figure.
Whether all land acquired under New Opportunities initiatives will be subject to enduring covenants, preventing its use for industry or commercial development or for housing. [HL 1613]. - Includes figure.
Asked by
Baroness Byford
(Conservative)
Answered by
Lord McIntosh of Haringey
(Labour)
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
For answer on
23 April 2001
Answered on
23 April 2001
Subjects
Land; Freehold; New Opportunities Fund
Date
23 April 2001
Reference
HL 1613; 624 c205WA
House
House of Lords