asked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will tabulate in the Official Report any grants for installation of private sidings under Section 8 of the Transport Act 1968, the number of applications refused, and the number of applications under consideration.

The information requested is as follows:

Approved	4
Refused	2
Withdrawn	1
Under consideration	16

The under consideration category includes some cases in which a decision is expected shortly and others which are at a relatively early stage in the planning and evaluation process.