§ 21. Mr. Edwin Wainwrightasked the Secretary of State for Economic Affairs what proposals he has to prevent further deterioration of the grey areas in Yorkshire.
§ Mr. ShoreThe prospects of these areas will improve with the coming upswing in the economy of the country as a whole, but I am continuing to study their problems.
§ Mr. WainwrightDoes my right hon. Friend realise that in Yorkshire we are very much dissatisfied with the Government's lack of attention to the grey areas of the region? Is he not further aware that, due to the closing down of the older industries, in the next decade these grey areas will become black areas? May we expect early results from the attention which we hope we shall be given?
§ Mr. ShoreIt is precisely because the Government recognised that there were areas of the country outside the development areas which had deep-seated problems that they took the step of setting up the Hunt Committee. I have reason to believe that the Yorkshire and Humberside Council will be submitting evidence to the Hunt Committee on parts of the Yorkshire region.