HC Deb 30 January 1941 vol 368 c671
47. Mr. Cary

asked the Minister without Portfolio whether he will give an assurance that the Report of the Royal Commission on the Distribution of the Industrial Population will form the main basis of post-war reconstruction; and, further, will he consider the advisability of setting up permanent machinery of administration which could form the cadre of a National Industrial Board?

The Minister without Portfolio (Mr. Arthur Greenwood)

I have already considered the Report of the Royal Commission on the Distribution of the Industrial Population and, in consultation with my colleagues who are responsible for the many Departments concerned, I am taking into account the recommendations contained in the Report, including those which relate to the establishment of a National Industrial Board.