§ Mr. Gurdenasked the Minister of Housing and Local Government if he is aware that the local planning authority has approved the building of a discharged prisoners' hostel at The Uplands, Selly Park, Birmingham, that there is a high crime rate in the district, and that local residents have made objections to this proposal; and what applications he has received for a public inquiry into this decision.
§ Mr. MacCollMy right hon. Friend has been told of this case. Objections to the application were received and considered by the city council before its decision was reached. He has had two requests for a public inquiry, but he does not propose to hold one into what seems to him a local matter within the competence of the responsible local authority.