HL Deb 04 December 1979 vol 403 cc680-1WA
Lord HYLTON

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether they agree that the social and economic functions of the Development Commission in the countryside should in future remain closely linked, as they have been over the past 70 years.

The PARLIAMENTARY UNDERSECRETARY of STATE, DEPARTMENT of the ENVIRONMENT (Lord Bellwin)

The functions of the Development Commission and its subsidiary, the Council for Small Industries in Rural Areas, are currently under review.