§ Mr. David Steelasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will enumerate all the Departmental committees of inquiry or commissions coming under the responsibility of his Department and indicate the dates on which to me to be vastly different from saying these were set up.
§ Mr. Peter WalkerThe Department has a very large number of committees advising on various aspects of the Department's work. Some of the more prominent of those in progress at present are:
Date set up The Urban Motorways Committee July, 1969 The Committee on Steel Box Girder Bridges December, 1970 The Royal Commission on Environmental Pollution February, 1970 The Forbes Enquiry into proposals for the Registration of Building Contractors February, 1969