§ Mr. Gwynfor Evansasked the Secretary of State for Wales why the Chairman of the Welsh Planning Board, whose office was in Cardiff, was replaced by a civil servant born in the Potteries and resident in Buckinghamshire and whose offices remain in London; and how often he visits Wales.
§ Mr. Cledwyn HughesThis was not a matter of replacement but of a growing volume of work which required an addition to the senior staff and a sharing of duties. I count myself fortunate in having been able to recruit a distinguished civil servant of wide experience, who is now devoting his energies to the work in both my London and Cardiff offices and who will, I am sure, render great service to Wales.