§ Mrs. Renée Shortasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will make a statement about the effect of the proposed abolition of the West Midlands county council on the spending power of the West Midlands enterprise boardof funds accumulated from the finances provided by the private investors.
§ Mr. WaldegraveThe status of the West Midlands enterprise board as a private company will be unaffected by the proposed abolition of the West Midlands county council and it will be for the enterprise board itself to ensure that ithas the necessary funding to continue as a going concern.