§ Mr. Woodnuttasked the President of the Board of Trade if he will now place before Parliament an order under the Hovercraft Act, 1968 giving local authorities control over the siting of hoverports as defined in Section 4(1) of the Act.
§ Mr. William RodgersNo. Local authorities already have power to control the siting of hoverports under the Town and Country Planning Act, 1962 where a material change of use of land is involved or building or engineering operations are involved.