§ 58. Mr. Jegerasked the Secretary of State for Industry, Trade and Regional Development if he is aware of the views of the Clerk to the West Riding County Council, details of which have been sent to him, on the need for industrial development in the West Riding areas of persistent high unemployment such as Thorne; and what action he proposes to take to remedy this problem in these districts.
§ Mr. HeathI am aware that some parts of the West Riding, including Thorne, do not fully share in the general prosperity of the county as a whole. Subject to the overriding priority which must be given to the development districts, I shall continue to give sympathetic consideration to applications for suitable new industrial development in these areas.