§ Lord HYLTONasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether they agree that the social and economic functions of the Development Commission in the countryside 681WA should in future remain closely linked, as they have been over the past 70 years.
§ The PARLIAMENTARY UNDERSECRETARY of STATE, DEPARTMENT of the ENVIRONMENT (Lord Bellwin)The functions of the Development Commission and its subsidiary, the Council for Small Industries in Rural Areas, are currently under review.