§ Mr. Cashasked the Secretary of State for Transport if he will consider appointing two independent assessors with experience of the field of conservation and agriculture, to sit with an inspector in relation to public inquiries into highway routes.
§ Mr. Peter BottomleyInspectors nominated by the Lord Chancellor and appointed by the Secretary of State to conduct public inquiries into road scheme proposals are experienced in the general nature of problems faced, including conservation and agriculture. In certain cases, where particular specialist knowledge is required, assessors have been appointed to assist inspectors, and this practice will continue.