§ 94. Mr. Roy Hughesasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will give further consideration to the question of placing Newport, Monmouthshire in the development area, particularly in view of the proposed closure there of the British Aluminium Company's Aluminia Factory, which employs nearly 400 male employees, and bearing in mind the shortage of male vacancies in the area at the present time.
§ Mr. Anthony GrantI understand that the first stage of the closure will not take place until mid-1972, thus enabling the company to give lengthy warning of redundancy to employees. I will, of course, keep the situation under review, 111W but am not at present persuaded that the circumstances of the area warrant development area status.