§ Sir Eldon GriffithsTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he has studied the estimates made by the standing conference of East Anglian local authorities, about the number of new homes that will be required to accommodate the expected increase in population in the administrative county of Cambridgeshire over the period between 1989 and 2011; and what steps he is taking to diminish the pressures on land, traffic and prices in the city of Cambridge by refraining from moving Government offices into the city from Newmarket.
§ Mr. ChopeThe estimate of the number of new houses likely to he required in Cambridgeshire between 1986 and 2011 is included in a consultation draft of a regional strategy being prepared by the standing conference of East Anglian local authorities. The standing conference is expected to invite the Secretary of State to publish regional strategic guidance for the region on the basis of their proposed regional strategy.
Policies to deal with the expected growth of Cambridgeshire up to 2001 are already included in the submitted alterations to the approved structure plan. The move of 35 staff to Cambridge from Newmarket will not have a significant impact on the economy of Cambridge.