§ Mr. Jon Owen JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales (1) how much the Cardiff Bay development corporation spent on legal fees in each year in the period 1983 to 1993;
(2) how many legal actions were initiated by the Cardiff Bay development corporation which were (a) discontinued and (b) settled out of court for each year in the period 1983 to 1993.
§ Mr. RedwoodI will arrange for the chief executive of the corporation to write to the hon. Member and for a copy of his letter to be placed in the Library of the House.
§ Mr. MorganTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales, pursuant to his oral statement of 7 July,Official Report, column 465, what consultations he has had with the relevant local authorities in relation to the winding up of the Cardiff Bay development corporation; and what 814W proposals he has made for independent arbitration in relation to the value of the land and other assets to be transferred to the local authorities when no agreement can be reached between the local authorities and the corporation.
§ Mr. RedwoodThe Welsh Office will be consulting local authorities about this after the reorganisation of local government has been implemented.