§ 34. Mr. Steeleasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he has yet reached a decision with regard to the Dumbarton County Council's application for planning permission to a housing site at Arrochar.
§ Mr. J. N. BrowneI understand that the county council is seeking a housing site at Arrochar, but no specific proposal has yet been reported to my right hon. Friend's Department.
§ Mr. SteeleThe hon. Gentleman surely recognises that it is the site between Tarbet and Arrochar to which I refer? This is a matter for which the county council has been asking for planning permission since 1951, and surely eight years is rather long even for the present Government? Can the hon. Gentleman give any idea when a decision will be made?
§ Mr. BrowneMy right hon. Friend has not yet had the proposal, but I hope it will not be necessary for the Department to intervene.