HC Deb 22 June 1992 vol 210 c61W
Mr. Milburn

To ask the President of the Board of Trade (I) what proportion of Great Britain's working population live in the current assisted areas; and what changes he envisages in this figure as a result of his recently announced review;

(2) what percentage of the current assisted areas are (a) development areas and (b) intermediate areas; and what changes he envisages in this split as a result of his recently announced review.

Mr. Sainsbury

Under the current assisted areas map of Great Britain, 42 (13 per cent. by number) of the 322 travel-to-work areas have development area status, 56 (17.4 per cent.) have intermediate area status, and 1 (0.3