§ 81. Mr. George Thomasasked the Secretary of State for Wales what are the names of local authorities in Wales who have written to him disagreeing with his proposals for the reform of local government in south-east Wales; and whether he will indicate which of these authorities 184W were included in the 40 Welsh local authorities who support his local government proposals for South Glamorgan.
§ Mr. Peter ThomasThe following authorities have written opposing the division of East Glamorgan into South and Mid Glamorgan:
County Council
- Glamorgan.
County Borough Council
- Merthyr Tydfil.
Borough Councils
- Barry, Rhondda.
Urban District Councils
- Bedwas and Machen, Bedwellty, Bridgend, Caerphilly, Gelligaer, Glyncorrwg, Llwchwr, Maesteg, Mountain Ash, Ogmore and Garw, Pontypridd, Porthcawl.
Rural District Councils
- Cardiff, Cowbridge, Penybont, Pontardawe, Vaynor and Penderyn.
Of these the following authorities opposed the proposal for two Glamorgan counties when it was presented in the Consultative Document:
- Glamorgan County Council.
- Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council.
- Bedwas and Machen Urban District Council.
- Bedwellty Urban District Council.
- Bridgend Urban District Council.
- Mountain Ash Urban District Council.
- Cardiff Rural District Council.
- Cowbridge Rural District Council.
- Penybont Rural District Council.
- Pontardawe Rural District Council.
Of these, Mountain Ash Urban District Council and Cardiff Rural District Council were among the over 40 local authorities I referred to in the debate on 17th November.