18. Mr. Scott-Elliotasked the President of the Board of Trade what progress has been made in setting up a development council for the woollen industry.
§ Mr. H. WilsonAs I mentioned to the House on the 14th September, during the Adjournment Debate on the Pottery Industry Development Council Order, Sir Richard Hopkins, the Chairman of the Wool Working Party, has been discussing this matter, at my request, with both sides of the industry. These discussions have recently been resumed and until I have received and considered his report, I would prefer not to make any further comment.
§ Mr. ErrollMay I ask the Minister what progress the Committee on industrial productivity, as distinct from the Anglo-American productivity council, is making and—