HC Deb 31 May 1938 vol 336 c1851W
Mr. Rhys Davies

asked the Minister of Labour whether he can make a statement as to the progress made by the Lancashire Site Company?

Mr. Lennox-Boyd:

since the answer which my right hon. Friend gave to the hon. Member on 28th April, he has given directions to apply Section 5 of the Special Areas (Amendment) Act, 1937, to three further areas in which the Lancashire Site Company is prepared to operate. Copies of the directions in all these cases have been placed in the Library. Following are particulars of these three areas:

  1. 1. The area comprised by the following, that is to say,
    • County Borough of Burnley.
    • Boroughs of
    • Nelson.
    • Colne.
    • Urban Districts of
    • Barrowford.
    • Brierfield.
    • Padiham.
  2. 2. The area comprised by following, that is to say,
    • Boroughs of
    • Ashton-under-Lyne.
    • Dukinfield.
    • Mossley.
    • Stalybridge.
  3. 3. The area comprised by the following, that is to say,
    • Borough of Glossop.
    • Urban District of Longdendale.
    • Rural District of Tintwistle.

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