§ Mr. Hal Millerasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what are his proposed target dates for winding-up the new town development corporations.
§ Mr. StanleyThe winding-up of the Harlow and Stevenage development corporations will take place as planned this year, with their assets being transferred to the Commission for the New Towns on 1 October and 1 July respectively.
The previously announced target dates for the winding-up of the following four new town development corporations have been confirmed: Runcorn (31 March 1982), Bracknell (30 June 1982), Redditch (30 September 1982) and Basildon (31 December 1983).
The target date for the winding-up of Skelmersdale development corporation has been postponed by one year to 31 March 1985.
The target date for the wind-up of Aycliffe and Peterlee development corporations has been set at 31 December 1985.
The announced target date for the winding-up of Washington development corporation will be postponed to 31 December 1985 to coincide with that of the two other new towns in the North-East.
We are still considering target dates for the winding-up of third-generation new town development corporations.