§ 98. Mr. Godman Irvineasked the Minister of Housing and Local Government and Minister for Welsh Affairs if he is aware that the planning and public health powers available to local authorities in relation to caravans have proved to be ineffective, with the result that in 125W many cases there is no way in which the conflicting interests of the owners of property, houses, caravans and the general public can be reconciled; and whether he will appoint a working party or take other administrative action to remove the anxieties arising from, and the unsatisfactory features of, the present position.
§ Mr. BevinsMy right hon. Friend is aware of difficulties in certain areas but he does not accept that local authorities' existing powers have proved to be ineffective for reconciling conflicting interests. He is not convinced that the appointment of a working party would serve a useful purpose, but he is ready to consider taking up with the authority concerned any particular local problem which is brought to his notice.