Whitehall Area (Redevelopment)

Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Public Building and Works – in the House of Commons am 12:00 am ar 22 Mehefin 1964.

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Photo of Mr Charles Pannell Mr Charles Pannell , Leeds West 12:00, 22 Mehefin 1964

Although we will give the Minister credit for trying to do what is best in this matter, does he not think that he would be assisted and the hon. Member for Hertfordshire, Southwest (Mr. Longden) would be assisted if in the early stages, as a kind of continuing process, a committee of this House—probably a Select Committee—of Members interested were set up, so that Parliament is not suddenly confronted with a fait accompli—a kind of Second Reading stage—and we can make a leisurely and, I hope, intelligent appraisal of this? Does not the Minister think that he would be helped in that way, rather than having the criticism at the end of the day?