HC Deb 18 July 1939 vol 350 cc203-4W
Mr. Hamilton Kerr

asked the President of the Board of Trade what will be the approximate earliest date on which it will be possible for any price or redundancy scheme thereunder to be put into actual operation?

Mr. Stanley

I assume that my hon. Friend refers to the schemes that are to be submitted under the Cotton Industry (Reorganisation) Bill. Until there has been experience of the working of the machinery provided in the Bill, it will not be possible to say what period will be required for the examination of such schemes by all the various bodies concerned before they can be approved for operation.