§ Lord Kennetasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether the Highways Agency is subject to Planning Policy Guidance 15 and 16, which deal, respectively, with development in World Heritage Sites and in archaeologically important areas.
§ The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Transport (Viscount Goschen)Planning Policy Guidance Notes set out government policy on planning issues and are produced primarily to assist local planning authorities in preparing development plans. The Highways Agency as an executive Agency of the Department of Transport follows government policy.