§ Mr. Armstrongasked the Minister of Transport if he will state, for the year ended 31st March, 1965, in respect of development districts in the North-East, the number of applications for grants for improvements of basic services under Section 7 of the Local Employment Act, 1960, and the numbers and cost of those approved, rejected, and still under consideration.
§ Mr. Tom FraserDuring the year ended 31st March, 1965, five applications were received from north-eastern development districts for grants under the Local Employment Act for services within my responsibility. They are still under consideration. The estimated total cost of the works involved is £650,000.