asked the Minister of Town and Country Planning when he expects to publish any of the lists of buildings of historic or architectural interest to be protected under Sections 42 and 43 of the Town and Country Planning Act, 1944.

One statutory list has been sent to the local authority for deposit and will be published as soon as possible. I hope that two more will be sent before Christmas. A large number of provisional lists have been sent to local authorities for the addition of necessary details and when these are available the Statutory lists will be sent for deposit.

Will the Minister say to what areas this one list applies, and whether it was selected because there are very few such buildings there; and will he also say when he hopes to discharge this duty, put upon him more than three years ago, for the whole country?

The one authority is Nuneaton. There is an average number of buildings there. It was not selected because of the small number. I cannot give a date, but it will take some time before the task is completed. The surveys have now been made.

Will the right hon. Gentleman make it possible for recognised architectural societies interested in preserving buildings to see this list either at his office or elsewhere?

They can see it on request at the offices of the local authority, and we shall certainly be glad to produce those lists to societies of that kind.