HC Deb 08 November 1960 vol 629 c814
30. Mr. Shinwell

asked the Minister of Housing and Local Government and Minister for Welsh Affairs whether he has received the report of his representative who presided over the Durham Town Plan inquiry at Easington; and if he will make a statement.

Sir K. Joseph

My right hon. Friend has not yet received his inspector's report, and he cannot make a statement at present.

Mr. Shinwell

Is the Parliamentary Secretary aware that the President of the Board of Trade has now designated part of the area, in particular, Haswell and district, as a development area? Does this mean that industry may be encouraged to go there, and will he now say that the Easington Rural District Council should be permitted to build there?

Sir K. Joseph

This is a very difficult problem, and I think that time must be given for my right hon. Friend to consider the results of the inquiry, with the objections made and the implications to which the right hon. Gentleman refers.