HC Deb 11 February 1954 vol 523 c146W
58. Mr. Watkins

asked the Minister of Agriculture why his Department is not represented at public inquiries whenever they have made a recommendation either to the planning authority or the local authority as to land use.

Sir T. Dugdale

It is not the normal practice for the officials of one Minister to give evidence at public inquiries held on the instructions of another Minister.

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