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Mr. Alton
asked the Secretary of State for the Environment how many public inquiries have been held since May 1979; how many have taken place since he became Secretary of State; how many recommendations of inspectors have been upheld by him or his predecessors; and how many he has rejected.
Mr. Patrick Jenkin
Figures for inquiries on appeals made under section 36 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1971 are given in the following table. Details of other inquiries held by my predecessors and myself are not readily available.
| (a) | (b) | (c) | |
| All section 36 inquiries decided | Secretary of State section 36 inquiries decided | Section 36 inquiries where inspector's report not upheld | |
| 1979 | *2,599 | 861 | 17 |
| 1980 | 2,786 | 845 | 15 |
| 1981 | 2,913 | 919 | 34 |
| 1982 | 2,723 | 596 | 20 |
| 1983 | †2,257 | 370 | 13 |
| 1984 | 1,551 | 253 | 16 |
| * 1,578 of these inquiries were held in May-December 1979. | |||
| † 1,184 of these inquiries were held in June-December 1983. | |||
(b) and (c).