Retail Trade: Worksop

John Mann
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government on how many occasions and for what reasons the District Auditor has corresponded with Bassetlaw council concerning the Turner Road development in Worksop in the last 12 months.

Ms Rosie Winterton
The District Auditor has written to Bassetlaw district council about the Turner Road development on one occasion in the last 12 months. This followed an approach by Bassetlaw district council to request his views on the development project.

John Mann
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what delays in the Turner Road development site in Worksop have resulted from District Auditor interventions in the last 12 months.

Ms Rosie Winterton
I am not aware of any delay in the Turner Road development resulting from District Auditor intervention.