§ Q1. Mr. Marksasked the Prime Minister if he will take steps to co-ordinate the functions of the Ministry of Transport and the Ministry of Housing and Local Government.
§ The Prime Minister (Mr. Edward Heath)The machinery of Government in this area is under review.
§ Mr. MarksDuring the period of this review—and we do not know how long it will take—will the Prime Minister do something about the lack of co-ordination between regional planning councils and the joint conferences of local authorities?
§ The Prime MinisterI have already said that the results of the review will be announced in the autumn, but I shall certainly attend to the points which the hon. Gentleman mentioned.