HC Deb 17 October 1973 vol 861 cc211-2W
Mr. Roy Hughes

asked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will now make a statement about the future of MIDA schemes.

Mr. Anthony Grant

An interdepartmental working group has assessed the long-term demand for deep-water sites for bulk processing industries and a note on its findings was published inTrade and Industry on 20th September 1973. On this basis the Government have concluded that existing policies for industrial location and development are adequate and that Government measures to concentrate particular industries in one or a few maritime industrial development areas are not justified.