§ 25. Mr. John Evansasked the Secretary of State for Industry, further to his reply of 9 March, Official Report, c. 604, what evidence he has that regional industrial aid is now more effective.
§ Mr. MacGregorThe more widely regional assistance is spread the less the benefit to any particular area. By reducing the size of the assisted areas, which had gradually190W been extended to cover nearly half of the employed population, and by adjusting the rates of assistance outside the special development areas, we have concentrated on the places where the need for help is greatest.