§ Mr. Hornbyasked the Minister of Transport whether he will publish in the OFFICIAL REPORT a description of the machinery that exists to secure effective collaboration, on all matters affecting transport and planning developments, between his own Department, the Ministry of Housing and Local Government, the planning authorities and the British Transport Commission.
§ Mr. MarplesConsultation between my Ministry, the Ministry of Housing and Local Government and the other authorities referred to on matters affecting transport and planning developments is close and continuous. The effectiveness of the consultation is not impaired by the fact that it is not conducted through formal machinery.