HC Deb 30 March 1933 vol 276 cc1157-8
81. Mr. PIKE

asked the Minister of Transport if he is aware of the continued depression in the engineering and steel industries due to failure on the part of His Majesty's Government to declare their intentions in respect of the Salter report; and whether he is yet in a position to make a statement?

The MINISTER of TRANSPORT (Mr. Oliver Stanley)

I would refer my hon. Friend to the answers given on 7th February to the hon. Member for Gloucester (Mr. Boyce), and on 8th March to the hon. Member for the University of Oxford (Sir C. Oman), of which I am sending him copies.

Mr. PIKE

Is the Minister aware that there are large sums of money which might otherwise be invested, but which are now being held up owing to uncertainty?

Mr. STANLEY

Perhaps the hon. Member had better look at my answer.

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