To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment when he intends to give his planning decision on the Twickenham riverside site; and if he will inform the hon. Member for Twickenham of his decision no later than he informs the local planning authority and the developers.

The inspector's report on the application by Marks and Spencer plc in relation to the site is currently under consideration and we hope to issue a decision shortly. I can also confirm that the issue of the decision will be co-ordinated, so that notification to the local planning authority, the applicant and the hon. Member for Twickenham are dispatched at the same time.