HC Deb 23 February 1967 vol 741 cc1929-30
4. Mr. Anderson

asked the Secretary of State for Wales what consultation there has been between the planning boards in Wales and the South-West to co-ordinate the two regional plans which are shortly to be published.

Mrs. White

The chairmen of the two planning Boards maintain close contact on all matters of mutual interest.

Mr. Anderson

Following the opening of the Severn Bridge, investment decisions, both public and private, on either side of the Channel are bound to affect developments on either side. Does my hon. Friend, therefore, not see that there is a case for further institutionalised contact between the two planning bodies on either side of the Bristol Channel?

Mrs. White

I cannot say that I like the phrase "institutionalised contact", but, apart from that, my hon. Friend will be aware of the arrangements being made for a Severnside study in which the Welsh Office and the respective Departments in England will be closely concerned. As for day-to-day matters, as I have suggested, there is a continual interchange of views.

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