asked the Minister of Housing and Local Government when he now expects the report of the consultants appointed to advise on the feasibility of extending the designated area of Dawley New Town to include the Wellington-Oakengates district; and if he will make a statement.

My right hon. Friend expects to receive in the autumn the consultants' report on an area appropriate for further development founded on Wellington-Oakengates. This will not involve any delay in continuing development by the Dawley Development Corporation over the next few years.