§ 19. Mr. BEN RILEYasked the President of the Board of Trade whether he has under consideration initiating a detailed survey of the West Biding of Yorkshire woollen industry on similar lines to the survey which he recently announced with regard to Lancashire?
§ Mr. W. GRAHAMAs I explained in the reply given on the 24th March last to my hon. Friend the Member for Whitehaven (Mr. Price) it is considered desirable that at this stage the surveys should be concentrated upon the four areas most severely affected, but other areas are not being overlooked and similar inquiries may in due course be carried out elsewhere.
§ Mr. GRAHAMWithout committing myself to it, and assuming that the other inquiries make good progress, the West Riding would probably be one of the early areas to be included in any further investigation.
§ Mr. GRAHAMThat was an inquiry restricted to a particular industry and not dealing with the industrial conditions of the area as a whole.