§ Mr. Geoffrey Lloydasked the Secretary of State for Economic Affairs in view of the representation he has received from the Lord Mayor of Birmingham for further consideration of the Hunt Committee's recommendation in paragraph 487 of their report, if he will take steps to raise the minimum limit for industrial development for which a certificate is required to 10,000 square feet; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. UrwinNo. In his statement of 24th April, my right hon. Friend explained why the Government's view of this proposal differed from that of the Hunt Committee.—[Vol. 782, c. 668–83.]
204WBolton, Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Salford, Manchester and Wigan.