73. Mr. W. Joseph Stewartasked the Minister of Labour whether he is aware that, although work may have come to Tyneside, no Government factories have been started in the district; and will he endeavour to have factories established in the area that will continue to produce commodities that are necessary to the every-day life of the people after the rearmament programme is completed?
§ The Minister of Labour (Mr. Ernest Brown)As the hon. Member knows, it is the declared policy of the Government to encourage the establishment of new industries in all the Special Areas. The Team Valley Trading Estate has already been established in pursuance of that policy and it is the intention of the Government to encourage similar developments to the fullest possible extent.