§ Mr. Jack ThompsonTo ask the President of the Board of Trade if he will consider the request for the restoration of development area status from Wansbeck district council before the conclusion of the current coal industry inquiry.
§ Mr. SainsburyI am considering all the representations that have been submitted in the current review of the assisted areas map, including the request by Wansbeck district council. Our decision about the Morpeth and 725W Ashington travel-to-work area, about which the council is concerned, will be announced when the new assisted areas map as a whole is designated.