§ Mr. WigginTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what undertakings he gave to the hon. Member for Weston-super-Mare about informing him of the date and place of the local inquiry into the application by Avon county council for a gipsy caravan site at Box Bush lane, Hewish, Weston-super-Mare; when he notified objectors and others of these facts; when he expects to inform the hon. Member for Weston-super-Mare of these facts; and what steps he will take to ensure that ministerial undertakings are adhered to in the future.
§ Sir George YoungOn 4 December 1989 my hon. Friend, the then Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, undertook to inform the hon. Member of the date of the inquiry. Objectors and others who made representations were notified on 30 November 1990. It is regretted that my hon. Friend was not notified at the same time. He was notified on 20 December 1990 when details of the inquiry were included in a letter responding to points he raised on 13 November 1990 about the need for an inquiry into the proposals.