§ Mr. Robert Cookeasked the Minister of Housing and Local Government and Minister for Welsh Affairs, how many requests for advice he has received from local authorities as a result of the circular which he issued in 1963 as a result of the debate on Second Reading of the Historic Buildings Bill, introduced by the hon. Member for Bristol, West, and in how many of these cases of proposed development in the vicinity of historic buildings did he cause a site inspection to be made.
§ Mr. CorfieldMy right hon. Friend has occasionally been asked for advice by local planning authorities as a result of the circular but he has not been able to give them advice on how to deal with planning applications for development in the vicinity of historic buildings since such applications may be the subject of appeals to him. As my hon. Friend may remember, the circular asked local authorities to consider taking independent professional advice in important cases of this kind.