§ Mr. BaronTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions what representations he has received from county councils on the Planning Green Paper. [37261]
§ Ms KeebleA number of representations have been made either as formal responses to the Green Paper proposals; through letters from county councils to their Members of Parliament who have passed on the correspondence to Ministers; through meetings with Ministers; or from the preliminary views of the county councils network of the Local Government Association. All have drawn attention to the importance of the strategic planning role of the county councils. The consultation period on the Green Paper ends on 18 March.