§ Mr. Foulkesasked the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster if he will list all occasions on which there have been general reviews of development area status and any changes to the status of particular areas between the reviews in each case.
§ Mr. AtkinsDevelopment areas were designated under the Distribution of Industry Act 1945. Since then, several general reviews have taken place, the two most recent being in 1979 and 1984. Details of changes in the status of
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Number1 of male and female staff2 employed 1979 to 19873 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 Grade 14 Male 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 Female — — — — — — — — — Grade 2 Male 5 5 4 4 3 3 4 4 4 Female 1 1 1 1 1 — — — — Grade 3 Male 15 16 14 11 14 13 13 13 12 Female — — — — — — — — 1 Grade 4 Male 5 4 4 5 5 5 6 6 7 Female 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Grade 5 Male 109 112 108 104 102 85 93 92 95 Female 9 10 11 7 8 10 12 13 15 Grade 6 Male 274 287 282 271 261 278 300 320 311 Female 71 76 75 68 62 65 73 88 92 Grade 7 Male 131 129 124 108 115 109 108 102 102 Female 25 20 28 31 32 29 32 28 30 SEO Male 65 65 73 65 62 60 66 58 64 Female 23 23 23 20 24 24 22 22 20 particular areas between these most recent reviews are set out in the following statutory instruments which can be found in the House of Commons Library:
- 1. 1979 No. 1642 Industrial Development: The Assisted Areas (Amendment) Order 1979.
- 2. 1980 No. 1110 Industrial Development: The Assisted Areas (Amendment) Order 1980.
- 3. 1982 No. 934 Industrial Development: The Assisted Areas (Amendment) Order 1982.