§ Mr. George Cunninghamasked the Secretary of State for the Environment whether there was consultation with Islington Borough Council before houses in the ownership of the council at and near 50 Barnsbury Road were listed by the Department of the Environment as properties of architectural interest.
§ Mr. ChannonNo. The normal procedures for listing do not involve consultation with the local authority, since the listing of buildings is done purely on grounds of special architectural or historic interest, assessed in accordance with national standards.