65. Mr. J. J. Davidsonasked the President of the Board of Trade the total number of firms which have moved their industrial undertakings from Scotland to England for the years ended 1935 and 1936?
§ Dr. BurginThe reports obtained for the purpose of the Survey of Industrial Development, which relate only to factories employing 25 or more workpeople, show that two factories were closed in Scotland during 1935 on account of work being transferred to England; no such case was reported in 1936. Both closures in 1935 were due to transfer of work to existing factories on reorganisation.