§ Mr. Hoosonasked the Secretary of State for Wales whether he will enlarge the powers of the Development Corporation for enlarging Newtown, to cover the whole of the, area represented by the Mid-Wales Development Association; and 132W whether he will take steps to ensure that the Corporation are answerable to elected representatives of the five mid-Wales counties.
§ Mr. George ThomasI shall consider in the light of progress made at Newtown whether the Mid-Wales New Town Development Corporation should undertake new town functions in respect of any other area.
A new town development corporation is a body corporate whose functions and responsibilities are governed by the New Towns Act, 1965, which does not provide for any such steps as the hon. Member describes. The Corporation is required to submit its annual report and accounts to the Secretary of State, who must lay them before each House of Parliament.