§ Mrs. Renée Shortasked the Secretary of State for the Environment when he expects to issue the consultation document on the plans to charge for planning applications and to introduce fees for building regulation approval; and whom he intends to consult.
§ Mr. KingA consultation document about building regulations charges was issued on 14 November to the local authority associations and a wide range of interested bodies. I shall be consulting similarly about proposals for planning application charges as soon as possible.