§ Mr. Gareth Wardellasked the Secretary of State for Wales if he will list in the Official Report his sources of evidence for his acceptance in Welsh Office circular 30/86 that there is a genuine demand for sites for houses for executives and his concern that failure to meet it will inhibit attempts to secure new commercial and industrial enterprises.
§ Mr. Mark RobinsonThe evidence derives from representations and statements to that effect by representatives of industry and housebuilders, supported by the views of the Land Authority for Wales and by professional advice in the Welsh Office. It has been corroborated in the responses to the consultation exercise undertaken on the issue received from a number of bodies, including the Confederation of British Industry (Wales), Winvest, Welsh Development Agency and Mid Wales Development.
§ Mr. Gareth Wardellasked the Secretary of State for Wales if he will list in the Official Report those organisations, including local authorities, that he consulted before issuing Welsh Office circular 30/86 about housing for executives.
§ Mr. Mark RobinsonThe information is as follows:
- Confederation of British Industry (Wales)
- Winvest
- Welsh Development Agency
- Institute of Directors
- National Federation of Chambers of Commerce (Wales)
- Land Authority for Wales
- House Builders' Federation
- Building Societies Association
- Federation of Master Builders
- Royal Institute of British Architects
- Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors
- Incorporated Society of Valuers and Auctioneers
- College of Estate Management, Polytechnic of Wales
- National Housing and Town Planning Council
- National Farmers' Union
- Farmers Union of Wales
- Country Landowners' Association
- Development Board for Rural Wales
- Countryside Commission
- Council for the Protection of Rural Wales
- Nature Conservancy Council
- Royal Town Planning Institute
- Town and Country Planning Association
- Welsh Counties Committee
- Welsh Office of the Assocation of District Planning Authorities
- Welsh District Planning Officers Society
- Wales Association of Community and Town Councils.
§ Mr. Gareth Wardellasked the Secretary of State for Wales what additional resources he is to make available to planning authorities to carry out the review specified in Welsh Office circular 30/86 about housing for executives.
§ Mr. Mark RobinsonI am satisfied that the local planning authorities will be able to undertake the review in conjunction with their existing programmes of work.
§ Mr. Gareth Wardellasked the Secretary of State for Wales if he will list in the Official Report those research studies his Department has undertaken preceding the issuing of Welsh Office circular 30/86 that have direct relevance to that circular.
§ Mr. Mark RobinsonThe evidence was not collected on the basis of research studies, but through the long-established process of public consultation.
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§ Mr. Gareth Wardellasked the Secretary of State for Wales if he will publish in the Official Report those individuals and organisations who have drawn his attention to the possible disincentive to business people who might otherwise he prepared to invest and develop in Wales brought about by the absence of an adequate pool of houses attractive to and suitable for senior managers and senior technical staff referred to in Welsh Office circular 30/86.
§ Mr. Mark RobinsonMy right hon. Friend had his attention drawn to this matter by a number of individuals and organisations concerned with inward investment of business and industry. Their views have been supported in the responses from the Land Authority for Wales, Confederation of British Industry (Wales), Welsh Development Agency and Winvest, to the consultation exercise undertaken on the issue.