§ 16. Mr. Boydenasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if, in view of the increase of unemployment in the North-East, he will ask the National Economic Development Council to consider as an urgent priority the inflationary influences of the labour drift southwards and the need for new measures to promote industrial growth where resources are under-employed.
§ Mr. Selwyn LloydI agree that the full use of our resources is the kind of issue which might very well engage the Council's attention.
§ Mr. BoydenI am thankful for that half-answer. When the right hon. and learned Gentleman answered Question No. 3 he stated that £34 million had been spent under the Local Employment Act. Will he state how much of that was spent in the North-East, and agree that this is far too little?
§ Mr. LloydI will certainly state the amount when I know it, if the hon. Member will give notice of that question.