Regional Policy

Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 24 July 1979.

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Photo of Sir Keith Joseph Sir Keith Joseph , Leeds North East 12:00, 24 July 1979

It is always open to the Government of the day to introduce changes when circumstances change. The Government have envisaged the possibility of upgrading, for instance, Shotton if in due course closure of the steelworks or part of the steelworks is decided on. It would be a different matter to correct a decision already made on existing circumstances. My colleagues at the Department of Industry and I will be willing to listen to evidence that we have misjudged circumstances in a particular area, but unless we have greatly misjudged them, I would be wrong to hold out hope of correction in the proposals announced.