§ 53. Mr. Albert Robertsasked the President of the Board of Trade whether it is with his approval that the North-East Development Council is spending public funds in an attempt to induce industry to leave Yorkshire.
§ Mrs. Gwyneth DunwoodyNo. The Council is responsible for its own publicity. But while it remains the Government's policy to give priority to the needs of the Development Areas for new employment, I deprecate any action being taken which would intensify the economic difficulties of the less prosperous areas of Yorkshire.
§ 56. Mr. David Watkinsasked the President of the Board of Trade what assistance the North-East Development Council has received from his Department to assist their policy of attracting industry to the North-East as a contribution to solving the chronic unemployment problems of that area.
Mrs. Gwyneth DanwoodyThe Government's Distribution of Industry policy has as a major objective the encouragement of industry in development areas, and my Regional Office in Newcastle co-operates with the North East Development Council in bringing the merits of the North East to the notice of firms seeking locations in such areas.