§ Mr. William Edwardsasked the Secretary of State for Wales whether he will initiate discussions with the Blaenau Ffestiniog Urban District Council and the Merioneth County Council, with a view to initiating a plan to demolish old industrial premises, to produce adequate amenities in keeping with a town of Blaenau Ffestiniog's size and to ensure the reutilising of the town's economy.
§ Mr. Cledwyn HughesSuch discussions can be held with the Welsh Office at any time the local authorities wish. The Derelict Land Unit have already had discussions with the Blaenau Ffestiniog Urban District Council, and as a result one derelict land scheme has been carried out and another is proposed in the near future. The first was the treatment of some 10 acres of slate waste land and the second will be the clearance, mainly for use as an industrial site, of about four acres of land comprising an old railway station and goods yard.