HC Deb 13 June 2000 vol 351 cc545-6W
30. Mrs. Laing

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions if he will make a statement on planning controls on mobile phone masts. [124019]

Mr. Raynsford

In its response to the report of the Independent Expert Group on Mobile Phones, issued on 11 May 2000, the Government said that they were minded to introduce a requirement for an application for full planning permission for all new telecommunications

Ms Beverley Hughes

I am not aware of any representations on cyber-squatting of parish council names. UK Governmental bodies, including parish councils, are entitled to set up websites using the ".gov.uk" suffix, making it clear that the site is an official part of Government.