HC Deb 19 March 1964 vol 691 cc206-7W
Ainsley

20. Mr. asked the Secretary of State for Industry, Trade and Regional Development why an application for a loan of £30,000 to take over the advance factory now standing idle at Crook, where there has been prolonged unemployment, was refused.

Mr. Heath

This application was refused on the recommendation of the Board of Trade Advisory Committee, who do not disclose the reasons for the decisions they take in carrying out their responsibilities under section 4 of the Local Employment Act, 1960.