Inner Area Studies

HC Deb 12 January 1977 vol 923 cc502-3W

Mr. Parry

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment when he expects to publish the consultants' conclusions on their inner area studies.

Mr. Freeson

Final reports will be published in the early summer, but the consultants have, at my request, produced summaries of their reports, which are being published today. Copies have been placed in the Library.

I am asking local authorities and other interested bodies who wish to comment on the issues raised by the reports to let me have their views within the next two months so that they can be taken into account in the recently started Government review of policy for inner urban areas.