§ 20. Mr. McMasterasked the President of the Board of Trade if he will take steps to bring to the attention of the 1456 47,000 leading manufacturing establishments circularised on 31st March, 1960, similar details of the facilities for industrial development in Northern Ireland to those which he has undertaken to include in the reprint of the Board of Trade leaflet entitled "Expanding Industry."
§ Mr. ErrollI am glad to say that this is not necessary. I am informed that the Northern Ireland Government circularised these firms about a year ago giving them particulars of the schemes of assistance offered by the Northern Ireland Government. The facilities have not altered since then.
§ Mr. McMasterWhilst thanking my hon. Friend for his reply, may I ask him whether, if events have changed over the past year, he will agree to bring to the attention of any and every one of the 47,000 firms which he has recently circularised, and which asked the Board of Trade for further information before expanding their businesses, particulars of the many and various facilities and capital and financial inducement and other help which the Government of Northern Ireland gives to new industries coming to Northern Ireland?
§ Mr. ErrollThe reason for the circularisation of the Board of Trade pamphlet was because there had been a fundamental change in the legislation for Great Britain whereas there has been no change in legislation concerning this matter in Northern Ireland. The position is in that regard unchanged. I think that my hon. Friend the Parliamentary Secretary made reference last week to including reference to Northern Ireland facilities in a reprint of the pamphlet.