To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many representations of (a) support and (b) objection she has received on the pending decision on the Thames Gateway Bridge. (135991)

Overall, the Department has received 4,808 written representations objecting to the scheme, broken down as follows:

2,949 representations, of which 2,836 were contained in petitions, before the opening of the Public Inquiry into the proposed Bridge;

1,819 representations were made during the Inquiry; and

44 representations following the close of the Inquiry.

Overall, the Department has received 77 written representations supporting the scheme, broken down as follows:

59 expressions of support/representations for the proposal before the opening of the Public Inquiry into the proposed Bridge;

11 representations were made during the Inquiry; and

7 written representations following the close of the Inquiry.