§ Mr. Gordon Brownasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will publish the new proposed index of regional deprivation prepared for the European Communities.
§ Mr. Giles ShawThe European Commission is expected shortly to complete its third periodic report on the social and economic situation and development of the regions of the Community. I understand that this will include a table of values of a synthetic index purporting to measure the intensity of regional problems in each region of the Community.
The publication of the Commission's report will be a matter for the Commission itself.