§ Mr. Wrigglesworthasked the Secretary of State for Industry if he will seek to achieve an agreement with the European Investment Bank to enable loans to be made to firms engaged in distribution for the construction of shops and warehouses in the development and special development areas, and where additional jobs are created thereby.
§ Mr. Les HuckfieldNo. We are already prepared to examine the availability of European Investment Bank finance for service industry projects with a genuine choice of location which would create additional employment in development and special development areas.