HC Deb 21 March 1972 vol 833 c328W
Mr. Elystan Morgan

asked the Secretary of State for Wales whether his attention has been drawn to the Northern Ireland Improvement Scheme; and whether he will study the possibility of having a similar body established in Wales.

Mr. Peter Thomas

I am aware of the Rural Improvement Campaign in Northern Ireland. In Wales a number of schemes, taken together, achieve the same purpose of using improvement works to provide employment. These include public works programmes, and also the provision of generous grants to local authorities for the improvement of the environment.