I must apologise for a somewhat long Answer. I have now considered the comments of the bodies representing amentity and other interests, local authorities, the advertising industry and retail trade, to whom I circulated draft new Regulations last year. The draft Regulations, besides seeking to consolidate the existing code, proposed changes of substance on three main topics—advertisements on business premises, the advertisements permitted in areas of special control, and the machinery of control.

On the second and third of these topics, the comments reveal a sufficient measure of agreement for me to proceed with proposals which I think will command fairly general assent. Some further detailed consultations will be required, after which I hope to lay the necessary amending Regulations.

But on the proposals about advertisements on business premises there are such strongly held opposing views that I do not think the draft Regulations will do as they stand. I propose therefore to invite certain of the organisations and interests principally concerned to send representatives to a joint meeting with me, in order that I may see if I can find a basis for agreement.