§ Mr. PERKINSasked the Minister of Health whether he is aware of the dissatisfaction that exists in the parish of Dursley as a result of his inspector's conduct of the public inquiry held at Gloucester on 19th October, 1933; and will he state why his inspector refused to hear certain evidence from several Dursley witnesses?
Sir H. YOUNGI have received from the parish council a copy of the letter which they addressed to my hon. Friend. I understand that counsel representing the Dursley Parish Council made a full statement to the inspector at the inquiry. In view of the fact that the contentions of each side had been made perfectly clear by counsel, the inspector did not consider that the hearing of evidence was necessary. No protest against this procedure was made on the day on which the case was heard, nor on the last day of the inquiry, when the inspector inquired whether anybody had any question to raise before the inquiry was closed.