§ 16. Mr. Hamlingasked the Minister of Technology whether he will now make a statement in the steps he has taken to reorganise the machine tool industry in Great Britain.
§ Mr. ShoreWith the encouragement and support of the Ministry of Technology, there has been considerable progress in the last two years in the concentration of the machine tool industry into stronger units. The Industrial Reorganisation Corporation will facilitate such further developments as prove necessary.
§ Mr. HamlingCan my hon. Friend say what plans his Ministry has for Government-sponsored machine tool factories?
§ Mr. ShoreWe have no plans at present, but I assure my hon. Friend that there are no doctrinaire, anti-public enterprise thoughts in this Ministry at this time.