asked the Secretary of State for the Environment (1) why his proposed meeting with the Standing Conference on London and South-East Regional Planning regarding the survey on green belt land requested by his predecessor has not taken place in the light of his answer to the hon. Member for Melton on 12th November 1974 that he expected it to take place shortly;(2) why he has not yet received the report from the Standing Conference on London and South-East Regional Planning, originally requested by his predecessor, on the potential release of 2,000 acres of green belt land for housing, in the light of his answer to the hon. Member for Melton on 4th July 1974 that he expected to hear from the standing conference in a matter of weeks.

I understand that the standing conference decided to delay the formal submission of its report pending

Motorway			Census point			Year of census	Traffic count
M1	…	…	A1 about 1¼ miles south-cast of Fiveways Corner		…	1970	30,531
M1	…	…	A41 about 1¼ miles south of Fiveways Corner	…	…	1969	41,642
M4	…	…	M4 between Chiswick and Lionel Road junctions		…	1972	65,360

Nearer to London many of the roads are the responsibility of the Greater London Council, and the hon. Member may wish to consult the council.