§ 22. Mr. Ioan Evansasked the Secretary of State for Industry what further consideration has now been given to the review of those areas granted special development area 294W status and to the restoration of this status to those areas, such as Aberdare, which have had that status taken away from them despite a considerable increase in unemployment in the last two years.
§ Mr. Norman LamontThe Government have always made it clear that they are willing to examine the position of any individual travel-to-work area where there is evidence of longstanding structural change relative to other parts of the country.