HC Deb 28 July 1981 vol 9 cc405-6W
35. Mr. Joseph Dean

asked the Secretary of State for Employment if he is satisfied with the effect that Government policies have had on employment on inner city areas in England.

Mr. Peter Morrison

The aim of the Government's urban programme is to make inner cities places where people want to live and work and that are attractive to private sector investors.

The only way, however, to attain a substantial and lasting improvement in employment levels in inner city areas and in the country as a whole is to get the economy onto a sound footing. This is what the Government's policies aim to achieve.