HC Deb 19 April 1944 vol 399 c208W
Mr. R. Morgan

asked the Minister of Town and Country Planning whether, in the replanning of London, he will consider advising the local authorities concerned to replan the large area of dilapidated and second-rate property around Covent Garden for the purpose of first-class commercial development, partly with the object of improving a decaying district and partly to check the commercial movement westwards from the City to Mayfair which imperils the amenities of this residential area which largely attracts visitors from abroad.

Mr. H. Strauss

It will be for the London County Council in the first instance as the Planning Authority for the area to consider how this land should be planned; and my hon. Friend may wish to bring his suggestions to their notice.