28. Mr. J. Wellsasked the Minister of Housing and Local Government and Minister for Welsh Affairs what steps he is taking to help local authorities who wish to have yacht marinas in their areas; and what advice he has given to planning authorities.
§ Mr. CorfieldMy right hon. Friend has as yet received no proposals from any local authority to provide a yacht marina itself, and he has no reason to suppose that planning authorities need any advice from him on the subject.
Mr. WellsWill my hon. Friend bear in mind that many people who are interested in leisure and sailing in all its forms throughout the country, including the Midland area, on occasion find that 581 local authorities at the seaside are somewhat unco-operative? Will he look into this matter closely at all times?
§ Mr. CorfieldI can only assure my hon. Friend that as and when applications for planning permission come forward they will be considered on their merits in the same way as any other applications.
§ Mr. M. StewartIn this connection will the Minister bear in mind the letter I have written to him recently about the proposal of the Middlesex authority for a marina—a proposal which is jeopardised by his intention to allow the land in question to be used, instead, by St. Paul's School?