HC Deb 29 February 1972 vol 832 cc93-4W
Mr. Chichester-Clark

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment whether he will list the working parties of his Department currently in existence which have persons other than civil servants sitting on them; on what date each began work; and when each is expected to conclude.

Mr. Peter Walker

Comprehensive information is not available centrally and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost. The main working bodies are as listed below.Royal Commission on Pollution. The Construction and Housing Research Advisory Council. The Planning and Transportation Research Advisory Council. Urban Motorways Committee. The Committee on Steel Box Girder Bridges. Committee on the application of Computers in the Construction Industry.

There are also four working parties preparing for the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment in June. These are on

  1. (a) The Pollution of the Environment.
  2. (b) The Human Habitat.
  3. (c) Voluntary Activity.
  4. (d) Management of Natural Resources