Mr. W. Joseph Stewartasked the President of the Board of Trade whether he is now in a position to state what progress has been made in his Department with schemes for the setting up of new industries in the county of Durham with a view to providing employment in the post-war period.
§ Mr. DaltonFollowing my statement in the House on 8th December last, my officials have had many discussions with industrialists planning post-war developments, and the County of Durham is one of the areas to which they are being asked to direct their attention.