§ 22. Mr. Danceasked the Minister of Housing and Local Government what is the present position regarding Birmingham Corporation's applications to develop land in North Worcestershire; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. MacDermotI understand that Birmingham City Council and Worcestershire County Council have recently agreed on sites to take 11,000 houses on the Worcestershire boundaries of Birmingham in the Frankley-Rubery and Hawkesley-Moundsley areas: and that applications for these will shortly be made by the Birmingham City Council.
§ Mr. DanceI thank the hon. and learned Gentleman for that reply. Will he give me an assurance that the cost of the services resulting from this development will be borne by the City of Birmingham and not by the ratepayers of Worcestershire?
§ Mr. MacDermotWe had better await the application and what is said about it.