§ Mr. Laurance Reedasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry whether, in view of the widespread public interest in the matter, he will send an observer to the forthcoming Bolton conference on hypermarkets and out-of-town shopping centres.
§ Mr. RidleyMy right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for the Environment is arranging for one of his officers to attend and I do not think it is necessary to send a separate observer from this Department.