HC Deb 13 December 1979 vol 975 cc771-2W
Mr. Hawksley

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment on what date he considers that the Telford development corporation should be wound up; whether he has plans to alter again the targets of the new town of Telford; and if he is not yet able to announce decisions upon his review when he hopes to be able to do so.

Mr. Geoffrey Finsberg

The current targets for Telford foresee the end of induced growth in the middle of the 1980s. One of the purposes of our present examination of the new towns is to see whether these targets should be retained. I hope that the examination will be completed early in the new year.