§ Mr. Shepherdasked the Secretary of State for the Environment (1) what has been the cost to public funds for each of the years since its inception of the West Midlands Economic Planning Council;
(2) what has been the cost to public funds for each of the years since its inception of the Economic Planning Board.
§ Mr. Guy BarnettI regret that the annual cost to public funds of running the West Midlands Economic Planning Council and Board is included in the cost of the Department's regional organisation and cannot be separately identified.