§ 84. Mr. Jayasked the Minister of Housing and Local Government and Minister for Welsh Affairs what is the Government's policy towards expansion of employment in the London area through new office building.
§ Mr. BevinsIt is the policy both of the local planning authorities and of the Government to check this expansion by restricting the areas in which, and the size to which, offices can be built; by preventing the conversion of residential buildings to office uses; and by encouraging firms to move out, especially to new or expanding towns.