§ 36. Mr. Shinwellasked the Secretary of State for Industry, Trade and Regional Development whether he will place in the Library the report on the North East submitted to the Government by Lord Hailsham.
§ Mr. HeathI would refer the right hon. Member to the Answer my hon. Friend gave the right hon. Member for Battersea, North (Mr. Jay) on 19th November.
§ 43. Mr. Milneasked the Secretary of State for Industry, Trade and Regional Development what are the duties of the official appointed to lead the special team of civil servants in the North East; and from where these duties will be carried out.
§ Mr. HeathThe Under-Secretary in charge of the Regional Development Division which has been set up in the Board of Trade is based in London, buthe will make frequent visits to the North East so that he may advise me on the implementation of the North East programme. He will also act as Chairman of the inter-departmental North East Development Group in Newcastle.
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44. Dame IreneWard asked the Secretary of State for Industry, Trade and Regional Development when he proposes to outline the methods of allocating the additional finance promised under the North East White Paper.
§ Mr. HeathThe main items for which additional finance is being allocate dare indicated in the White Paper. If my hon. Friend will let me know of any particular aspect of the matter she has in mind I will do my best to explain it.
§ 50. Dame Irene Wardasked the Secretary of State for Industry, Trade and Regional Development what study he has made of the representations which have been sent to him by the hon. Member for Tynemouth on the proposals for higher technological education made in the White Paper on the North East.
§ Mr. HeathI have sent a copy of my hon. Friend's representations to my right hon. Friend the Minister of Education, who will take them into account in relation to future proposals for the development of technological education in the North East.