HC Deb 17 December 1973 vol 866 c235W
Mr. Cledwyn Hughes

asked the Secretary of State for Wales how many inspectors of the Planning Inspectorate of the Department of the Environment are permanently employed on planning appeals in Wales today; and how many were employed two years ago.

Mr. Peter Thomas

Seven inspectors of the Planning Inspectorate of the Department of the Environment are at present based in Wales and deal largely, though not entirely, with Welsh cases. In 1971 the number was six. But extensive use is also made of inspectors based in England for the handling of Welsh cases.

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