§ Q9. Mr. Gwilym Robertsasked the Prime Minister if he will seek to abolish the development areas and as an alternative concentrate Government help at points where there is already a high level of unemployment or where unemployment is likely to rise due to industrial contraction in the near future.
§ The Prime MinisterNo. The needs of the present development areas are such that they must continue to receive priority.
§ Q11. Mr. G. Campbellasked the Prime Minister when he will announce the special measures to assist the development areas during the winter.
§ The Prime MinisterI would refer the hon. Member to the speech of my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Economic Affairs in this House on 1st November; to the Answer given by my right hon. Friend the President of the Board of Trade to a Question by my hon. Friend the Member for Rhondda, East (Mr. G. Elfed Davies) on 14th November; and to the speech of my right hon. Friend the Minister of Power in this House on 28th November.—[Vol. 753, c. 293; Vol. 754, c.84; Vol. 755, c. 245.]