§ Sir D. Kaberryasked the Minister of Housing and Local Government and Minister for Welsh Affairs how many local inquiries were held under the provisions of the advertisement regulations under the Town and Country Planning Acts in each of the years 1959, 1960, 1961, from 1st January to 30th June, 1962, and from 1st July to 31st December, 1962, in respect of appeals concerning outdoor poster sites of and above 16-sheet poster size; how many appeals were allowed outright; how many were allowed subject to conditions imposed by the Minister; how many were dismissed; and how many still await his decision.
§ Mr. CorfieldThe following is the information:
so. He has no power to interfere in the fixing of the rate; but in any event, in view of the expansion of improvement of local government services and of increasing costs, it was never expected that local authorities generally would be able to avoid increased expenditure, part of which would fall on the rates.