§ Mr. Manuelasked the Secretary of State for Scotland when he expects to announce his decision on the proposed new town at Irvine.
§ Mr. RossI made an Order on Wednesday, 9th November designating an area at Irvine at the site of a new town under the New Towns Act, 1946 (notice of the making of this Order will appear in the Edinburgh Gazette for Friday, 11th November). The area designated, which amounts to some 12,440 acres, is smaller than that proposed in the draft Designation Order which was published in February of this year. The reduction results from consideration of the objections to the draft Order which were heard at a public local inquiry in July.
I will announce in due course the names of the members of the development corporation for the new town.