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Haverhill

Volume 930: debated on Tuesday 19 April 1977

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asked the Secretary of State for Industry why, in view of the level of unemployment and reduced investment in Haverhill, his Department has been seeking to advise industrialists in this expanding town of the subsidies available to them if they move to development areas in the North and Scotland.

I recognise the need for more investment and employment in Haverhill, as in many places throughout the country. Firms there stand to benefit from the national schemes of assistance if they have an eligible project. But I must continue to give priority to the needs of the assisted areas, whose industrial and employment problems are in general more severe.