§ Mr. Michael Lathamasked the Secretary of State for the Environment whether he will make a statement on the meeting of the Minister of Housing and Construction with representatives of the Royal Institute of British Architects on 30th June; and what assurances were given by the Minister regarding overseas work for architects and an increase in industrial building.
§ Mr. FreesonTogether with my hon. Friends the Minister of State, Scottish Office, and the Under-Secretary of State for Wales, I met on 30th June the Presidents of the Royal Institute of British Architects, the Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland, and the Society of Architects in Wales to discuss current problems facing the profession. The questions of overseas work and industrial building were included in our discussion. On the latter I undertook to consider, in conjunction with my colleagues in the Department of Industry, the suggestion made by the profession that industrialists could give earlier attention to their building requirements. On the former, I hope it will be possible to make a statement before the recess about proposals to supplement existing arrangements for further United Kingdom construction exports.