HC Deb 24 November 1980 vol 994 c10W
28. Mr. Dormand

asked the Secretary of State for Industry what further steps he proposes to take to attract industry to the Northern region.

Mr. David Mitchell

The Government alone cannot induce industrial development, which springs mainly from the enterprise and initiative of management and workers; but the more selective regional policies my right hon. Friend announced last year will concentrate the regional assistance which we can give on the areas of greatest need, including the North.

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