§ Mr. Eldon Griffithsasked the Minister of Housing and Local Government and Minister for Welsh Affairs whether the priority he has indicated for the large new development schemes mentioned in the South-East Survey will channel population and industrial investment away from such smaller but growing towns as Bury St. Edmunds and Newmarket; and whether he will further state his policy towards the expansion plans of East Anglian towns not specifically included in the South-East Survey.
§ Mr. CorfieldTowns with existing schemes for reception of population under the Town Development Act, 1952, already have priority for reception of employment which is tied to the South-East and cannot go to a development district. This will continue until the schemes are completed. In consultations on the South-East Study certain local planning authorities in East Anglia have represented that there should be further expansion schemes for their towns. The Government have not yet reached a decision on these representations, but they are being considered together with all other representations made on the South-East Study.