§ Mr. HAMMERSLEYasked the Prime Minister whether the Government intend to ask the various cotton trade organisations for their considered views on the Cotton Report; and, if so, does he propose to fix a definite date before which these replies should be received?
§ Mr. LAWRIEasked the Prime Minister if he proposes at an early date to ask Parliament for power to implement the recommendations and conclusions contained in the Cotton Report?
§ The PRIME MINISTERMy right hon. Friend the Home Secretary stated recently at Manchester that the Government are anxious to receive as soon as possible the considered views of the various sections of the cotton industry on the Committee's report. In view of the general recognition in Lancashire of the urgency of the problem, I am confident that there will be no delay. The second part of the question of the hon. Member for Stockport (Mr. Hammersley) does not, therefore, arise. At this stage, it would be premature to ask Parliament to take action.