§ Mr. DowdTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what progress his Department has made in reviewing retail planning policy; and if he will make a statement.[7376]
§ Mr. MossResponsibility for the subject in question has been delegated to the Planning Service under its chief executive, Mr. T. W. Stewart. I have asked him to arrange for a reply to be given.
Letter from T. W. Stewart to Mr. Jim Dowd, dated 5 December 1996:
Mr Moss has asked me to reply to your Question about the review of retail planning policy.The review has been completed and a Planning Policy Statement entitled Retailing and Town Centres (copy enclosed) was published in June 1996.