HC Deb 14 July 1970 vol 803 cc178-9W
78. Sir A. Meyer

asked the Minister of Technology if he will now take steps to include Flintshire in the Wales development area.

Mr. Ridley

While unemployment in parts of Flintshire is above the national average, I am not convinced that its problems are of a kind that would justify the county's inclusion in the Welsh development area.

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