HC Deb 22 February 1955 vol 537 c135W
97. Mr. J. Rodgers

asked the Minister of Housing and Local Government if he will make a statement on current negotiations involving the approval of his Department for sites to house the London County Council overspill population outside the county area.

Mr. Sandys

Yes. The London County Council are discussing with representatives of the Councils of Letchworth, Basingstoke, Peterborough and Ashford (Kent), the possibility of undertaking expansion schemes, under the Town Development Act, with a view to absorbing some of the excess population from London.