§ Mr. Gallacherasked the President of the Board of Trade how many factories approved for development areas are intended for the production of mining machinery; and how many of them are already engaged in production.
§ Mr. BelcherFour factories and extensions have been approved for the production of mining machinery in the development areas. One has been completed and is in production. In addition to these four projects, one Government factory has been allocated for this type of production on the North East coast, one in West Cumberland, and one in South Wales. There are four further projects which have been approved for the production and repair of open-cast coal mining equipment in South Wales.