HC Deb 16 May 1990 vol 172 c445W
26. Mr. Bidwell

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry when he will next meet the director general of the National Economic Development Council to discuss the impact of Government policies on British industrial investment intentions.

29. Mr. Geoffrey Robinson

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry when he will next meet the director general of the National Economic Development Council to discuss the impact of Government policies on British industrial investment intentions.

53. Mr. Radice

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry when he will next meet the director general of the National Economic Development Council to discuss the impact of Government policies on British industrial investment intentions.

Mr. Douglas Hogg

My Department has frequent contacts with NEDO officials on a wide range of business matters and I last chaired the council on 4 April. I have no immediate plans to meet the director general.

Mr. Campbell-Savours

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what proposals he has for further industrial investment in the north-west of England.

Mr. Douglas Hogg

My Department will continue to support investment as appropriate in the north-west, including through regional selective assistance and the consultancy and export initiatives.