§ 6. Mr. Boydenasked the President of the Board of Trade how many industrialists have been shown factory sites within the area of the Shildon Urban District Council since the passing of the Local Employment Act.
§ Mr. MaudlingNone, Sir.
§ Mr. BoydenIs the President of the Board of Trade aware of the co-operative attitude of Durham County Council towards industrialists? Is he satisfied that the present issue of industrial development certificates and the uncontrolled building of offices in London are not contributing to the lack of industry coming to this area? Will he have another look at this question of office building?
§ Mr. MaudlingI think that is rather a different question. In the Shildon urban district I am told that there is only one factory site of 12 acres available, and we have found that industrialists coming to the south-west Dunham area generally 1362 are satisfied with the other sites in the same district.
§ Mr. BoydenIs the right hon. Gentleman aware that there is considerable unemployment in the neighbourhood, if not in Shildon itself, and that there are other sites which would help with Shildon?
§ Mr. MaudlingMy point is that we have been asking people to go to other sites but not in the particular district to which this Question refers.