§ 59. Mr. George Jegerasked the President of the Board of Trade whether he is aware that in some non-development areas the rate of unemployment is worse than in some development areas; and whether he will review the classification system on which the policy of aid to certain districts is based.
§ Mrs. Gwyneth DunwoodyYes. The present development areas were, however, not chosen on grounds of unemployment alone. The Hunt Committee is currently218W examining the problems of other areas where the rate of economic growth gives rise to concern.
§ 60. Mr. George Jegerasked the President of the Board of Trade in which newspapers, circulating in which areas, he has advertised the financial advantages of industrial expansion in the development areas.
§ Mrs. Gwyneth DunwoodySince February 1967, when the Press advertising campaign for the development areas began, over 90 per cent, of the expenditure has been for advertisements in newspapers and periodicals circulating nationally and less than 10 per cent, in those with a mainly regional circulation.
Following are the Newspapers and Periodicals: Newspapers and Periodicals Main circulation areas The Times Circulation throughout Great Britain Britain But Mainely In Southern England The Financial Times Daily Telegraph Guardian Sunday Times Observer Sunday Telegraph Evening Standard London and Home Counties Evening News Birmingham Post Birmingham, Wolverhampton and Coventry Bristol Western Daily Press Bristol, Bath, Gloucester, Cheltenham, Warwick Liverpool Daily Post Lancashire, Cheshire, North Wales Sheffield Morning Telegraph Sheffield and South Yorkshire Newcastle Journal Tyneside conurbation Leeds Yorkshire Yorkshire Cardiff Western Mail Glamorgan,Carmarthen, Cardiganshire Monmouthshire Edinburgh Scotsman Scotland Glasgow Herald Scotland Board of Trade Journal Economist Circulation throughout Great Britain Investors Chronicle and Stock Exchange Gazette Director British Industry Week Management To-day Times Review of Industry and Technology Commerce Accountancy The Accountant Company Accountant Management Accountancy