§ Mr. Dan Jonesasked the Secretary of State for the Environment how many new town development corporations have been set up since 1945 in England and Wales; if he will list them; and what is the latest total population of the areas they cover.
§ Sir George YoungTwenty-one new town development corporations have been set up in England since 1945; eight have since been dissolved. Information on current population of the new towns is given in table 4 on page 25 of the report by the Office of Population Censuses and Surveys entitled "Census 1981: preliminary report: England and Wales". New towns in Wales are the responsibility of the Secretary of State for Wales.