HC Deb 04 August 1980 vol 990 c59W
21. Mr. Gummer

asked the Secretary of State for Industry if he will undertake a study of the particular problems of isolated industry in rural areas.

Mr. David Mitchell

The Government keep in touch with the problems of industry in rural areas through the Development Commission and the Council for Small Industries in Rural Areas. There have also been reports on rural areas and their problems, for example, by the Countryside Review Committee and by the associations representing county and district councils.