§ Q12. Mr. Will Griffithsasked the Prime Minister what reply he has sent to the North-West Industrial Development Association, who have asked to meet him to discuss the serious unemployment situation in the North-West Region.
§ The Prime MinisterThe Association met my right hon. Friend the Secretary158W of State for Trade and Industry last September, and my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for the Environment and my hon. Friend the Minister for Local Government and Development in March. I have told them that I regret that I am unable to meet them myself, but that my right hon. and hon. Friends have kept me fully informed of their views.