§ Commander Keransasked the President of the Board of Trade whether, in view of the increase in unemployment in the North-East, he is proposing to make any change in the list of development districts.
§ Mr. ErrollYes. I am adding to the list of development districts Chester-le-Street and the Cleveland area of the North Riding, comprising the employment exchange areas of Loftus, Saltburn and Guisborough. I have also decided to resume acceptance of applications for assistance under the Local Employment Act for projects in the Sunderland group of employment exchange areas and in Houghton-le-Spring where unemployment is persisting at a higher rate than was expected when these places were removed from the active list of development districts.
On the other hand, I am satisfied that there is no longer high unemployment in the Haltwhistle district, and I am accordingly removing it from the list.