Mr. Eamonn Kelly:

We fully support using student accommodation during summer months when students are not there. This time last year, we issued a circular to all local authorities suggesting that while we cannot control permissions that have already been granting but from now on, we have given recommendations to local authorities that they should consider tourist use during the summer in their grant permission. That has already been issued and recommendations have already been given. We have given a draft planning condition and it is up to the county councils to implement that themselves when they are granting them.