§ 51. Mr. James Hamiltonasked the President of the Board of Trade how many inquiries he has received from industrialists with a view to taking over the factory vacated by Saltanes at Uddington; what he has done to publicise this factory; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. DarlingSteps will be taken shortly to publicise the availability of this factory. In the meantime, preliminary inquiries have been made by two firms.
§ Mr. HamiltonIs my right hon. Friend aware that we have redundancies and closures in Lanarkshire? Is he not prepared to agree that, bearing in mind the fact that the Mint is going to Wales and that there is a high percentage of unemployment in Lanarkshire, some facet of Government administration could easily come to this factory?
§ Mr. DarlingI. think that there are opportunities for expansion here and we will see what we can do to make sure that this factory is taken by a tenant as quickly as possible and that other developments go on there.