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District Councils

Mr. Hollobone: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what the procedures are for a district council which has adopted the cabinet system to revert to a committee-based system. [38114]

Mr. Woolas: Any local authority which is operating under the Cabinet system, which had a population of under 85,000 on 30 June 1999 may, by resolution of the council, move to the streamlined committee system. If the local authority has a directly elected mayor this move may only take place following a referendum of the local electorate endorsing the change. In all cases a local authority must first undertake consultation of residents, stakeholders and other interested parties on the proposed change, and have regard to the results of that consultation in determining the model and nature of constitutional arrangements.

English Partnerships

Mr. Evans: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister how much money has been raised by English Partnerships through the sale of assets in Lancashire in each of the last four years. [35476]

Yvette Cooper: The following amounts have been raised by English Partnerships through the sale of assets in Lancashire over the past four financial years, and also over the course of this financial year.
 
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Financial yearReceipts (£ million)
2005–06(113)5.0
2004–055.8
2003–045.8
2002–038.9
2001–022.7
Total28.0


(113)Annual forecast for 2005–06.


Fire Services

Mr. Jenkins: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister how many call outs each retained fire service in Staffordshire has had in each of the last five years. [37821]

Jim Fitzpatrick: The Office of the Deputy Prime Minister does not hold any data centrally on call outs by retained fire and rescue services.

Mr. Jenkins: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister how many times out-of-county fire appliances have been called to emergencies in Staffordshire due to Staffordshire services already being engaged in each of the last five years. [37822]

Jim Fitzpatrick: The Office of the Deputy Prime Minister does not hold any data centrally on out-of-county fire appliance attendances.

Flood Plains (Building)

Mr. Liddell-Grainger: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister who makes the decision on appeals by companies wanting to build on a flood plain. [36120]

Yvette Cooper: The decision on a planning appeal is made by the planning inspector unless the appeal has been recovered for decision by my right hon. Friend the Deputy Prime Minister, the First Secretary of State.

Mr. Liddell-Grainger: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what the appeal procedure is for a planning application which has been refused on the grounds that the building should not be allowed on a flood plain as shown by an Environment Agency flood map. [36127]

Yvette Cooper: Guidance on planning appeals procedures is set out in DETR Circular 5/2000. Links to the relevant statutory instruments and information on making an appeal can also be found on the Planning Inspectorate's website at www.planning-inspectorate.gov.uk/making_appeals.
 
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Government Offices (Visits)

Sarah Teather: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister how many visits (a) he and (b) the Minister for Local Government and Communities has made on departmental business to each Government office region since May. [35580]

Jim Fitzpatrick: Since May, my right hon. Friends the Deputy Prime Minister and the Minister for Local Government and communities have made visits on departmental business to each Government office region as follows:


Region

Deputy Prime Minister
Minister of Local Government and Communities
North West33
North East21
Yorkshire and Humber33
East Midlands02
East of England12
West Midlands02
South East32
South West32
London42

Green Belt

Mrs. Spelman: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister (1) how much land changing to residential use was within (a) the designated green belt and (b) greenfield land, in each year since 1997, broken down by region; [4312]

(2) how much land within the 1997 designated green belt changed to developed use in each year since 1997, broken down by region; [4313]

(3) how many new dwellings have been built within the 1997 designated green belt in each year since 1997, broken down by region. [4314]

Yvette Cooper [pursuant to the reply, 16 November 2005, Official Report, c.1275–78]: The available estimates are from Land Use Change Statistics, shown in the following tables. The numbers and table titles are unchanged but the units for the tables headed New dwellings within 1997 designated green belt", given previously as hectares", are corrected to dwellings". The order of the tables has also been changed to follow the order of the questions. The estimates for 2003 are provisional and are subject to revision. Figures are not shown for 1999 as the data received for that year were incomplete. Figures for 1997 to 2000 reflect planning policies and decisions made before this Government took office.
Land changing to developed use within 1997 designated green belt
Hectares

(a) All on designated green belt
199419951996199719982000200120022003
North East4320111431847132118
North West331329367488401223367142222
Yorkshire and the Humber253283182481437164131286285
East Midlands6513219797939210228128
West Midlands173210286130125328155129335
East of England172183159196238273319169339
London1928449564371253664
South East228244482395218554309143151
South West481452075885132753529
England1,3321,5731,9352,0841,6781,8501,5969881,570
Proportion of all green belt (percentage)0.080.100.120.130.100.110.100.060.10

 
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Hectares

(b) On greenfield land (not previously developed)
199419951996199719982000200120022003
North East1415710984561610
North West1971502433152621012375359
Yorkshire and the Humber152102752742826052124133
East Midlands4660160617470581360
West Midlands101761436962673552266
East of England838487150716590100120
London121419482514421031
South East11210310420469389904057
South West289216042539145148
England7466969991,273904902656421744
Proportion of all green belt (percentage)0.050.040.060.080.050.050.040.030.05

Land changing to residential use within 1997 designated green belt
Hectares

(a) All on designated green belt
199419951996199719982000200120022003
North East331271023
North West514639605964434953
Yorkshire and the Humber252721404228415046
East Midlands91013107201769
West Midlands242729333138315635
East of England405041374958683646
London45691716102315
South East625249675475645255
South West91481016141399
England226234207267281313288283272
Proportion of all green belt (percentage)0.0140.0140.0130.0160.0170.0190.0170.0170.016

Hectares

(b) On greenfield land (not previously developed)
199419951996199719982000200120022003
North East221271012
North West261727362923172025
Yorkshire and the Humber181715242521202522
East Midlands6644461236
West Midlands151519141722172414
East of England111412101022131320
London120076384
South East181012281928141713
South West3946107452
England101939412312713599115109
Proportion of all green belt (percentage)0.0060.0060.0060.0070.0080.0080.0060.0070.007









 
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New dwellings within 1997 designated green belt
Dwellings

(a) All on designated green belt
199419951996199719982000200120022003
North East5223225014019112770
North West8797717301,2841,0491,3507991,0191,565
Yorkshire and the Humber373423316630673508891939815
East Midlands143125181194143297289117120
West Midlands390533474610507731817879653
East of England5525804994798469561,181485795
London89153171182441384218405287
South East6537335538688021,1759507341,053
South West124211109159309271243199163
England3,2553,5523,0554,4564,9105,6915,3994,8045,521
Proportion of all new dwellings (percentage)
2
32344443

Dwellings

(b) On greenfield land (not previously developed)
199419951996199719982000200120022003
North East462019341281721945
North West472285486746486355296329682
Yorkshire and the Humber289269173336361373462361405
East Midlands9377679377391483965
West Midlands220313288276225372462333250
East of England119134132107135331198145286
London5667632381317212779
South East172117147301218278134194322
South West53135469319590327634
England1,5201,4171,3641,9892,0631,9861,8061,6232,168
Proportion of all new dwellings (percentage)
1
11112111


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