§ Mrs. ClwydTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what studies his Department has done on the relative merits and de-merits of plan-making, development control and implementation of plans in the United Kingdom and other European Economic Community countries.
§ Mr. ChopeA comparative study of the development control systems in Denmark, France, the Federal Republic of Germany, the Netherlands and England and Wales has been commissioned from the university of Reading, and Her Majesty's Stationery Office will publish the report shortly. Contributions are made to comparative work on this subject undertaken by intergovernmental organisations, notably the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe under whose auspices a seminar will be held in London, later this year, on the effectiveness of land use planning.