§ 26. Mr. Hopkinasked the Minister of Labour what the prospects are for the 2046 formation of a site company in Carmarthenshire; and, in case of failure to form such a site company, what steps he proposes to take to deal with the serious unemployment in the Gwendraeth Valley?
§ Mr. E. BrownThe formation of site companies under Section 5 of the Special Areas (Amendment) Act, 1937, is a matter primarily for local initiative, and I have no information as to the prospects of such action in Carmarthenshire. I believe that the question of forming a site company to operate anywhere in Wales or Monmouthshire to which Section 5 of the Act might be applied is under consideration by the National Industrial Development Council for Wales and Monmouthshire.
§ Mr. HopkinIs the right hon. Gentleman aware that four men out of five are unemployed and has he no kind of plan for dealing with them?
§ Mr. BrownThe hon. Member did not ask me a general question; he asked me a particular one. I suggest that he gets into touch with the Development Council and see whether his area is being considered.
§ Mr. MainwaringIs not the Minister of the opinion, having regard to the slow rate of progress in finding work, that the whole country should be sited as one site?