§ Mr. Owenasked the President of the Board of Trade when he expects to bring the areas of Ashington, Newbiggin, and Morpeth local authorities in the County of Northumberland into the North-East development area in order to enable them to share in the benefits and attract industry urgently needed.
§ Mr. DarlingThe unemployment situation in these areas would not justify scheduling them as development districts. But we are keeping the list of development districts under review.