32. Mr. H. D. Hughesasked the Minister of Town and Country Planning if he has considered the proposal of the Derbyshire, Cheshire and Staffordshire County Councils that a joint advisory committee be set up for the Peak District National Park instead of a joint board; and if he is satisfied that this form of machinery is applicable in this case.
§ Mr. SilkinNo such proposals have been made to me. The question of the appropriate organisation will be a matter for consideration if the area is designated as a National Park when the Bill now before Parliament becomes law.
Mr. HughesIn order to avoid waste of time and labour, will my right hon. Friend remind the authorities of the assurances given to this House and in Committee that a joint advisory committee should be set up only in exceptional cases, and will he make it clear that the Peak District will not in any case be considered an exceptional case?
§ Mr. SilkinMy hon. Friend will not expect me to give a decision on a matter before it has actually reached me, but I certainly would remind all local authorities of Clause 8 of the Bill.