§ Mr. Wigleyasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what regions of England have in operation a regional economic plan for developing employment in that region; and in what year it was first published.
§ Mr. Guy BarnettEmployment issues are covered by regional planning strategies490W which deal with the economic, social and environmental problems of regions. The dates on which strategies were approved for the economic planning regions in England are as follows:
- Yorkshire and Humberside Region—July 1971
- South Eastern Region—October 1971
- West Midlands Region—January 1974
- North West Region—December 1975
- East Anglia Region—February 1976