§ Mr. Milneasked the Minister of Technology what progress has been made in co-ordinating the effects of shipbuilding firms in the North-East since the appointing of the Shipbuilding Industry Board; and what future co-ordination is in prospect.
236Wthese it is contributing to the work of the Regional Economic Planning Councils. In Scotland we are at present conducting for the Scottish Economic Planning Council a techno-economic survey of the foundry industry.
However, I am not yet convinced of the value of providing sketch maps of future technological development.