§ Mr. Alasdair MorganTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, pursuant to his answer of 7 December 1999,Official Report, column 457W, concerning eligibility of wards for assisted area status in Dumfries and Galloway, what is the nature of the personal information referred to in his answer. [104419]
§ Mr. CabornSome of the information used in identifying areas of significant labour market weakness is confidential as it was collected under the provisions of the Statistics of Trade Act 1947, in particular the manufacturing activity within wards.