Regional Planning Boards

Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Economic Affairs – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 3 December 1964.

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Photo of Mr Julian Snow Mr Julian Snow , Lichfield and Tamworth 12:00, 3 December 1964

While recognising the timetable which my right hon. Friend has set himself on this matter, may I ask him whether he is aware that my reason for putting down the Question was that my experience in Staffordshire during the last few years has been that whereas the Ministry of Housing and Local Government, the Ministry concerned in this agreement, was fully aware of its provisions, other Ministries, such as Education, the Post Office and Transport seemed to be singularly unaware of them, and that trouble has been caused by the failure to provide new industry, which was implicit in the agreement, with resulting problems to the population and their work?