HC Deb 21 May 1971 vol 817 cc375-6W
Dame Joan Vickers

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment whether he has agreed that the new top-tier authorities shall issue plans as to how the second tiers should be formed, as has been done by the county of Devon.

Mr. Graham Page

No. The new county councils will not come into existence until they have been elected in the spring of 1973, but as is indicated in the White Paper the proposed pattern of new districts will be debated in Parliament before they become effective towards the end of 1972. In the meantime, my right hon. Friend has stressed the importance of all existing local authorities making known their views on the new district boundaries.

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