§ 34. Mr. F. Noel-Bakerasked the President of the Board of Trade what increase he proposes to make in the grant-in-aid for the year 1961–62 to be paid to the Council of Industrial Design.
§ Mr. N. MacphersonProposals will shortly be laid before the House seeking approval for a grant of £240,000 to be made to the Council in 1961–62. The grant for the current year was £4,000 less, but it included a special nonrecurring capital grant of £23,500.
§ Mr. Noel-BakerI am not quite certain from that reply whether the Council is getting less or more. Which is it getting? Is not the hon. Gentleman satisfied that the real increase is certainly justified by the very valuable work done by the Council, of great importance to British industry and British exports?
§ Mr. MacphersonI entirely agree with what the hon. Gentleman has said about the valuable work done by the Council, and that is why, effectively, it is being given £27,500 more than last year.