HC Deb 03 February 1972 vol 830 c161W
49. Mr. Dormand

asked the Secretary of State for Employment what action he is taking to reduce the number of unemployed persons in the Easington constituency.

Mr. Dudley Smith

In February, 1971, we made the whole of the Easington constituency a Special Development Area. It should therefore benefit from the extensive measures we have introduced to encourage industrial expansion in those areas and in the country as a whole. My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry will continue to draw the attention of suitable firms to the advantages of expansion in the area, in eluding the New Town of Peterlee.