§ Mr. Roger Kingasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what proposals he has received from the West Midlands county council concerning land reclamation within the Black Country.
§ Mr. MacfarlaneI have received no proposals from the West Midlands county council concerning land reclamation beyond its programme for the current year, of which about £1.5 million, or 80 per cent. of the total, is likely to be spent in the black country. I have recently invited bids for 1985–86. Under our proposals, for the reorganisation of local government, it would be for the relevant district councils to make bids for later years.