§ Mr. Winnickasked the Secretary of State for Industry (1) if he has any plans to examine at first hand the current state of industry in the Black Country;
(2) what recent representation he has received over the position of industry in the West Midlands and in the Black Country;
(3) what steps it is now intended to take to reverse the increasing number of redundancies and closures in the West Midlands.
§ Mr. David MitchellI will reply to the hon. Member as soon as possible.