§ Mr. Colvinasked the Attorney-General if he will reconsider the plan to transfer the Bristol Crown courts from the existing locations in the Guildhall, the Old Bridewell and the old council chamber to a new site at Redcliff Street, in view of the fact that the accommodation required could be more conveniently and economically provided adjacent to the existing courts and ancillary facilities on the site of the old general post office in Small Street; and if he will withdraw the planning application to Bristol city council pending such reconsideration.
The Solicitor-GeneralThe Lord Chancellor will be consulting further with the Secretary of State for the Environment in the light of the views expressed by the planning committee of the Bristol city council at its meeting on 18 March.