HC Deb 27 May 1937 vol 324 c404
5. Mr. Dalton

asked the Minister of Labour whether the promised South-west Durham Improvement Association has yet been set up; and, if so, who are its members?

Mr. E. Brown

I am glad to be able to inform the House that Lord Barnard has accepted the invitation of the Commissioner for the Special Areas to undertake the chairmanship of the South-west Durham Improvement Association, Limited. Mr. Herbert Thompson, C.S.I., Secretary to the South-west Durham Reconstruction and Development Board, and Mr. C. Forbes Adam, C.S.I., District Commissioner for Durham and Tyneside, have agreed to serve on the board of the association, and the necessary formalities of registration of the company will he carried out forthwith.

Mr. Dalton

Do I understand that the chairman and two members only are to be the personnel of the board?

Mr. Brown

That is the proposal.