§ Mr. Elystan Morganasked the Secretary of State for Wales if he will make a statement on the latest Welsh Council report on Mid-Wales.
§ Mr. Peter ThomasI am studying the report. It is too early to give a considered view on it.
§ Mr. Elystan Morganasked the Secretary of State for Wales if he has decided on the future constitution of the Mid- 164W Wales Industrial Development Association and the level of grant which will be paid in future years from the central Government.
§ Mr. Peter ThomasThe question of any successor to the Mid-Wales Industrial Development Association is a matter for the local authorities concerned. The question of grant from the central Government could only be determined when the constitution of any such body was known.
§ Mr. Elystan Morganasked the Secretary of State for Wales if he will now designate Aberystwyth as a town to be developed under the powers of the Mid-Wales Development Corporation.
§ Mr. Peter ThomasI have no immediate plans for designating additional new towns in Mid-Wales. I will keep the question under regular review.