§ Mr. Richard Shepherdasked the Secretary of State for the Environment how many representations, and from whom, he has received from the public in connection with the proposed Aldridge-Brownhills district plan.
§ Mr. MacfarlaneThe Department has received 13 representations about the Aldridge-Brownhills local plan. Of these, 12 are from local residents, including a petition with 350 signatures, and one is from the House Builders' Federation.
§ Mr. Richard Shepherdasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what he intends should be the mechanism for the proposing and altering of the Aldridge-Brownhills district plan following the abolition of the metropolitan counties.
§ Mr. MacfarlaneOur proposals for the reorganisation of the services provided by the metropolitan counties will be contained in a White Paper to be published in the autumn.