To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many responses she has received to the latest consultation on the South West Regional Spatial Strategy in respect of (a) the whole document, (b) HMA 7, area of search 7D/E/F and (c) HMA 7, area of search 7B. (241380)

[holding answer 9 December 2008]: I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 9 December 2008, Official Report, column 62W. Officials at the Government office for the south-west are currently assessing the 35,000 responses received and, at this stage, it is not possible to say how many responses are concerned with specific proposals of the Regional Spatial Strategy.