HC Deb 16 December 1958 vol 597 cc167-9W
38. Mr. Lindgren

asked the Minister of Housing and Local Government and Minister for Welsh Affairs what time-table he has in mind for the Local Government Commission for England to report, and areas as regards smoke pollution and chemical fumes.

Mr. Bevins

Daily measurements of smoke and sulphur dioxide are taken at only two stations in Manchester and Salford, and the results may therefore not be fully representative of conditions in the two cities. The relevant figures, together with comparable measurements in other areas are as follows:

for instructing the county councils to conduct their own reviews; and when he expects the reorganisation of local government areas to be completed.

Mr. H. Brooke

At this very early stage I cannot add to what my hon. Friend the Parliamentary Secretary said about the Commission's programme during the recent debate on the Local Government Commission Regulations. The reviews of county district boundaries will proceed county by county as soon as orders for that part of the country, following reports by the Commission, have taken effect. It is too soon to say when the whole process will be complete.