HC Deb 24 November 1971 vol 826 cc353-4W
21. Mr. Kenneth Lewis

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment what discussions he had with chairmen and officials of county councils within Lincolnshire prior to making a decision to seek to set up a new county council of Humberside.

Mr. Graham Page

My right hon. Friend's proposals for a Humberside county arose from a lack of local agreement on the most appropriate new areas, together with the circumstances arising from the decision on the new Humber bridge and the likely development of Humberside itself, rather than directly from representations made by local authorities. My hon. Friend the Under-Secretary of State is today visiting Humberside to hear authorities' views on our proposal.