Friday 22 June Contd
12.00 noon
12.30 pm
1.30 pm
3.15 pm
Leave Chalton by coach.
Lunch at the Cranada Kotomay Service Aren, Toddington Road. (New Cafeteria, Northbound Motorway).
Leave Toddington Road by coach.
Arrive at the Department of the Environment, 2 Marsham Street, SWl. (South Tower, Room P3/025).
The DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT, under a Secretary of State who has final responsibility for all its operations, undertakes the whole range of departmental functions which affect the physical environment, in England, in which people live and work. He is assisted by (a) the Minister for Housing and Construction, responsible (among other things) for housing programmes and finance; building regulations; new towns; government accommodation; and finance; building regulations; new towns; government accommodation; and for royal parks and palaces and ancient monuments; (b) the Minister for Transport Industries, responsible for ports; general policy on nationalised industries; railways; road haulage; buses; other aspects of transport; and also for sport; and (c) the Minister for Local Government and Development, responsible for local government; regional, land use and transport planning; the countr side and conservation; water; sewerage; and refuse disposal. The department also co-ordinates work on the prevention of environmental pollution.
3.20 pm
Received by Mrs R Bertrand and Mr A M Arman, Land
Transactions and Compensation Division, for discussions on the acquisition of land for development.
4.20 pm approx
Leave Marsham Street by coach for return to hotel.
END OF PROGRAMME
Programme Organiser:
Mr B H Atkinson
15 June 1973
Central Office of Information
Hercules Road, Westminster Bridge Road, London, SE1. Tel: 01-928 2345, Ext 252
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