§ 30. Mr. Mitchisonasked the President of the Board of Trade whether, in deciding an application for industrial development certificate in the new town of Corby, he will now apply the same considerations as led him to authorise the trebling in size at an estimated cost of £750,000 of Stewart & Lloyds' plastic pipes works at Huntingdon; and what those considerations were.
§ Mr. ErrollEach application for an industrial development certificate is considered on its individual merits. The factors which led to the approval of the development by a subsidiary of Stewarts & Lloyds Ltd. at Huntingdon may not be present in an application from this or any other company for a certificate to develop in Corby.
§ Mr. MitchisonCan the right hon. Gentleman assure me that he will now apply the same considerations in Corby as he has apparently applied in Huntingdon, bearing in mind that he recently refused to do so?
§ Mr. ErrollHuntingdon is an overspill reception area for surplus population from London, which makes it somewhat different from Corby.
§ Mr. RentonMay I assure my right hon. Friend that the decision he made in regard to Huntingdon has enured to the great benefit of the place and is much appreciated?
§ Mr. ErrollI am grateful to find that one of my decisions has met with approval.
§ Mr. MitchisonIs not the right hon. Gentleman aware that the considerations applying to an overspill town apply with even more force to new towns, where fresh populations are continually being brought in and where there is a crying demand for more employment to be established, especially for women and young people?