§ Mr. Milneasked the Secretary of State for Economic Affairs what arrangements have been made to introduce Government-owned factories to the Blyth constituency, in order to tackle the problem of rising unemployment.
§ Mr. Frederick LeeSeven Government-owned advance factories have been approved for the Blyth area and the special measures for areas seriously affected by colliery closures which I announced on 1st November will apply to most of it. These measures include the establishment of a major industrial estate at Cramlington.