Regional Policy

Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 26 June 1973.

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Photo of Mr Christopher Chataway Mr Christopher Chataway , Chichester 12:00, 26 June 1973

I am grateful to my hon. Friend. I am sorry that I misunderstood him. With the development of the Community, I would expect an increase in investment from Europe into this country and probably from this country into Europe. But what is unquestionable—and the hon. Member for Ebbw Vale (Mr. Michael Foot) cannot get away from it—is that at present we are seeing a massive investment in the regions of this country and that our membership of the Common Market is clearly playing a major part in that.