§ Mr. Robert Cookeasked the Minister of Housing and Local Government how many notices have been received under Section 30 of the Town and Country Planning Act, 1947, involving demolitions of buildings; how many buildings were involved since January, 1956; how many of these buildings fell within his Department's categories Grade II* and Grade I; and how many buildings were preserved as the result of him using his default powers under Section 100 (2).
§ Mr. H. BrookeNine hundred and thirty-eight notices have been received since 1st July, 1951. Notices received since 1st January, 1956, affected 436 buildings, of which four are in Grade I; I cannot give a precise figure for the number in Grade II*. Twenty-three buildings are covered by preservation orders made by my predecessors or myself.