§ Mr. Ieuan Wyn JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales whether he has any plans to designate green belt areas in Wales.
§ Mr. GristGreen belts are established through development plans. As responsibility for preparing such plans rests with local planning authorities so too does the initiation of Green Belts. My right hon. Friend has recently invited the Assembly of Welsh Counties, in collaboration with other bodies, to assess the potential role which green belts might play in the proper planning of Wales and to report to him. To launch this exercise my right hon. Friend is convening a conference to be held in January 1991.