§ Mr. Blackasked the Minister of Town and Country Planning what is the estimated ultimate population in each of the new towns; the number of sites reserved in each for the erection of places of worship; and the method of allocating the sites among the various religious communities.
§ Mr. DaltonThe population proposed for Stevenage, Harlow and Hemel Hempstead is in each case 60,000; for Crawley and Basildon, 50,000; for Corby, 40,000; for Welwyn Garden City, 36,500; for Cwmbran, 35,000; for Peterlee, 30,000; for Hatfield and Bracknell, 25,000 each, and for Aycliffe, 10,000. Some of these figures, however, may be increased. The information asked for in the second part of the Question is not available. In reply to the third part, the practice of development corporations is to keep in touch with the local churches joint committees and to allocate sites for churches and church buildings after consultation with them.