§ Mr. Andersonasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what proposals he has to compensate the West Glamorgan county council and the district counciis therein for the loss of rateable income arising from the steel closures within its area.
§ Mr. ShoreThe special compensation schelrie I announced in reply to my hon. Friend the Member for Blaydon (Mr. Woof) on 19th July 1978 is restricted to closures in the years 1977–78 and 1978–79 at the iron and steel-making plants mentioned in Command 7149 (i.e. Hartlepool, East Moors and Ebbw Vale) and in respect of closures at other steel making plants within the same period arising from the policies set out in Command 7149 —[Vol. 954, c. 239.]