Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Andrew Welsh (Scottish National Party), on Monday, 22 May 2000, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 2 members in total.

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ASSISTED AREA STATUS OF ARBROATH

That this House notes with concern the exclusion of Arbroath from the revised assisted area boundary proposals; recognises that while significant gains have been made in recent years to restructure the local economy, the case for re-inclusion is strong, given the consistently high levels of unemployment, the significant dependence on a declining manufacturing sector, and the opportunities which exist to benefit from regional selective assistance; understands that without assisted area status recent gains in Arbroath will be reversed; and calls on the Department of Trade and Industry to reinstate the excluded areas.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

765 

Session

1999-00

Subjects

EU grants and loans Regional assistance Assisted areas Arbroath

Link

View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk