HC Deb 13 December 1995 vol 268 cc642-3W
Mr. Etherington

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what discussion his Department has held with(a) the Tyne and Wear development corporation and (b) the city of Sunderland regarding the transfer and hand over of Tyne and Wear development corporation functions in preparation for 1997. [5121]

Sir Paul Beresford

I discussed issues relating to the wind-up of the Tyne and Wear development corporation at the corporation's corporate plan meeting earlier this year.

The Department has not held formal discussions with the city of Sunderland about the wind up of the urban development corporation in 1998.