HC Deb 19 March 1969 vol 780 c98W
Mr. Donnelly

asked the President of the Board of Trade what estimate he has made of the number of years for which the present distribution of industry policy will continue before the Government's estimate of a suitable balance of industry and population throughout the United Kingdom has been achieved.

Mrs. Gwyneth Dunwoody

I expect that during the 1970's the disparities between the development areas and the rest of the country will be greatly reduced, but that there will be a need for distribution of industry policies in some form for many years to come.