§ Mr. Elystan Morganasked the Secretary of State for Wales how many local authorities in Wales have been asked to nominate members of the proposed Council for Wales.
§ Mrs. WhiteThe planning authorities, that is the 13 county councils and four county borough councils in Wales, and also the Associations representing the Counties, Municipal Corporations, Urban Districts and Rural Districts in England and Wales have been invited to put forward for my right hon. Friend's consideration the names of possible members.
§ Mr. Elystan Morganasked the Secretary of State for Wales which councils have rejected the invitation to nominate members for the proposed Council for Wales; and what were the main reasons given.
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§ Mr. Cledwyn HughesThe Cardiganshire County Council have rejected the invitation on the grounds that they object in principle to the concept of a nominated Welsh Council. I am in correspondence with Caernarvonshire County Council on a similar point.