asked the Secretary of State for the Environment what will be the relationship between his new planning circular, and circular 15/84.

The draft circular on development involving agricultural land and circular 15/84 are intended to be consistent with each other. The new circular and circular 15/84, as with all circulars containing planning policy, would need to be taken into account in each particular case to the extent that each is material to the decision.

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will make available in the Vote Office copies of his draft circular "Development Involving Agricultural Land."

Copies of the draft circular have been available in the Vote Office since February.