§ Mr. Wingfield Digbyasked the Minister of Housing and Local Government what opportunity there will be for the Sherborne Urban and Rural District Councils to put forward their views on the proposals of the Redcliffe-Maud Report to transfer them to West Somerset, in view of their lack of affinity with that area in Somerset and Taunton in particular.
§ Mr. GreenwoodI would refer the hon. Member to the statement made in the House by my right hon. Friend the Prime Minister on 11th June when he made it clear that the process of consultation on the Redcliffe-Maud Report will include the question of boundaries.
§ Mr. Wingfield Digbyasked the Minister of Housing and Local Government whether he will allow adequate time for local authorities to make representations on the effect of the Redcliffe-Maud Report in their areas; and whether he will extend this item at least until the end of November.
§ Mr. GreenwoodI shall shortly be issuing invitations to local authorities and others to send me comments on the report. I propose to proceed by stages, dealing first with general structure and later with boundaries and other more detailed points.