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Miss Joan Lestor
asked the Secretary of State for the Environment what is the policy of Her Majesty's Government regarding the known health hazards resulting from lead.
Mr. Fox
The Government's policy continues to be to reduce, as a matter of prudence, people's exposure to lead
| NUMBER OF SECTION 36 APPEALS DECIDED FOLLOWING A LOCAL INQUIRY | ||||||||
| (a) Number decided | (b) Number allowed | (c) Number allowed contrary to Inspectors recommendations | ||||||
| By Secretary of State | By Inspectors | |||||||
| 1970 | … | … | … | … | 2,773 | 529 | 207 | 35 |
| 1971 | … | … | … | … | 2,868 | 445 | 194 | 22 |
| 1972 | … | … | … | … | 2,781 | 356 | 321 | 41 |
| 1973 | … | … | … | … | 2,509 | 399 | 251 | 48 |
| 1974 | … | … | … | … | 2,716 | 258 | 361 | 23 |
| 1975 | … | … | … | … | 3,078 | 351 | 542 | 21 |
| 1976 | … | … | … | … | 2,854 | 390 | 477 | 15 |
| 1977 | … | … | … | … | 2,291 | 278 | 423 | 15 |
| 1978 | … | … | … | … | 2,284 | 278 | 465 | 17 |
| 1979 | … | … | … | … | 2,599 | 325 | 594 | 13 |
Mr. Skeet
asked the Secretary of State for the Environment what the charges for planning applications under clause 63 of the Local Government Planning and Land (No. 2) Bill are intended to cover.
Mr. Fox
Charges for planning applications are intended to cover about three fifths of local authorities' expenditure on development control. My Department will shortly be issuing a consultation document with detailed proposals.