§ COLONEL WEBB (Staffordshire, Kingswinford)I beg to ask the President of the Local Government Board whether his attention has been called to the action of the Seisdon Rural District Council in permitting an encroachment on the highway at Hinksford, in the parish of Swindon, in their district; whether be is aware that the district council have approved plans for buildings which do not comply with their own bye-laws; whether it is with the sanction of the Local Government Board that the person who advises the rural district council as to the acceptability of plans is an architect who prepares plans for buildings in the district; and whether he can take any steps to secure the proper performance by the district council of their duties in regard to these matters.
§ *MR. WALTER LONGI have applied to the rural district council for information with regard to the matters referred to in the question, and am awaiting a reply from them on the subject. No sanction on the part of the Local Govern- 282 ment Board is required to the appointment of the person who advises a district council as to the acceptance of plans.