§ Sir Derek Walker-Smithasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will make a statement as to his consideration of the interim report of Mr. George Dobry, Q.C., on Review of the Development Control System.
§ Mr. CroslandI greatly welcome Mr. Dobry's valuable interim report and look 29W forward to receiving final fully worked out recommendations after he concludes his further investigations, consultations and hearings of oral evidence. Meanwhile, I have agreed to practical testing of some of his proposals and am ensuring that everything possible is being done to expedite appeals.