§ Mr. Foulkesasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list the powers he exercises, and functions he can carry out, without any specific parliamentary approval.
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§ Mr. Patrick JenkinA. large number of provisions in a wide range of statutes covering matters as diverse as housing, town and country planning, local government, water supply and pollution, the heritage, wildlife and countryside and land holding and accommodation services for the Crown require or empower the Secretary of State for the Environment to take certain actions or decisions, with or without the specific approval of Parliament in the particular case. Other powers and functions are inherent in the office of a Minister of the Crown: for example the day-to-day management of his Department.