asked the, Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Works and Buildings whether a Country Planning Bill is likely to be brought in soon, so as to make it possible to study post-war town and country planning at the same time?

I can assure my hon. Friend that the importance of planning town and country together is fully appreciated and that this principle will be recognised in the forthcoming legislation.

Can the Parliamentary Secretary say whether there will be a long interval between the introduction of the Town Planning Bill and the Country Planning Bill?

It is proposed that the Town and Country Planning Bills should be introduced together and that they should not be separated.