§ 9. Mr. Geoffrey Lloydasked the First Secretary of State and Secretary of State for Economic Affairs whether he will undertake a study of the economic interdependence of firms in the Birmingham conurbation and of the effects on this of the restriction of industrial development certificates.
§ Mr. ShoreThe Board of Trade is already carrying out a study of West Midlands conurbation firms which have applied for industrial development certificates in recent years. The D.E.A. expects shortly to sponsor research at Birmingham262W University into other aspects of industrial mobility in the West Midlands.