§ 41. Mr. Willeyasked the President of the Board of Trade what action he has now taken regarding the development of sites for industrial purposes within the county borough of Sunderland.
§ The Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Trade (Mr. John Rodgers)The Board of Trade has just authorised the building of a new factory of 35,000 square feet in Sunderland out of public funds which should provide in due course 170 new jobs.
§ Mr. WilleyThe Parliamentary Secretary will realise that this will be splendid news for Sunderland. Can he say when the building work will be started and when it is anticipated that production in the factory will be started?
§ Mr. RodgersI cannot give an actual date, but I understand that at the moment we are discussing particular sites with a firm which has decided to go ahead with all possible speed.