§ Sir Mark Lennox-BoydTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what body is responsible for determining the Lancaster target of 8,300 new homes in the period 1991 to 1996 as set out in the Lancashire structure plan. [30794]
416Wtold that when its externalisation plans are firm, the Secretary of State will consider any request it might make to carry the direction so that it does not cut across those plans. Ministers and officials have regular meetings with the FCEC to discuss the ability of the private sector to undertake highway work.