§ Mr. S. O. Daviesasked the Secretary of State for Wales why he proposes to deprive Merthyr Tydfil of its county borough powers, in view of its pioneering, inter alia, wholly free secondary grammar education, its housing and health service record, and the fact that Merthyr and Dowlais are in an advanced state of being rebuilt as modern towns.
§ Mr. Cledwyn HughesI gladly acknowledge the active and conscientious way in which the council has carried out its duties, but I believe that its resources are too limited to enable it to continue to carry out in modern conditions the full range of county borough functions.