Mr. W. Joseph Stewartasked the President of the Board of Trade what progress has been made by his Department towards the introduction of new industries into the administrative county of Durham.
§ Mr. DaltonIn addition to existing factories, which have been built since the outbreak of the war and will be available for peace-time production, a number of new factories are now being built, and others will be put in hand as soon as sufficient building labour and materials are available. My officers, both at Headquarters and in the Region, have been approached by many industrialists who would like to establish new enterprises in the North-East.