§ 71. Sir R. Caryasked the Minister of Housing and Local Government if he will make a statement in regard to the deputation he received from the Manchester Corporation on 22nd February concerning the problem of overspill.
§ Mr. H. BrookeI thought it right that, as a newcomer, I should myself hear what the Corporation had to say before coming to a conclusion. Its representatives gave me a clear and forceful account of their problem, and explained their reasons for thinking that they needed a large area of land suitable for development of new town proportions. I promised to let them have advice as soon as possible, and I shall do so.