§ Mr. Miscampbellasked the Minister of Housing and Local Government whether he will allow minor changes proposed by the Local Government Commissioner which are in draft to continue through to public inquiry and final decision by the Minister.
§ Mr. Blakerasked the Minister of Housing and Local Government whether he will keep the Local Government Commission in being so far as it is necessary to allow it, in appropriate cases, to make recommendations for minor boundary changes which are urgently necessary.
§ Mr. CrossmanIt would not be practicable to keep the Local Government Commission in existence for so limited a purpose. Nor would it be appropriate to institute some special procedure for dealing with a particular category of the Commission's draft proposals. Powers for making boundary alterations are available under the Local Government Act 1933, however, and I can see no reason why these should not be used where a change is agreed between a county and a county borough.