§ Mr. DalyellTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what estimate he has made of the pressure on the resources of the NCC of their increased volume of planning applications coming from the south-east of England; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. TrippierThe Nature Conservancy Council (NCC) has drawn attention to this pressure in the corporate planning documents submitted this year. It will be taken into account when determining the grant-in-aid to be made available to the Nature Conservancy Council for England next year.