§ Mr. Parkinasked the President of the Board of Trade whether any decision has yet been reached on the allocation of No. 2, 3 and 4 Factories at Grantham.
§ Mr. H. WilsonYes. These factories have now been re-allocated. The No. 2 factory will be occupied by the Ransome and Manes Bearing Co. of Newark, who will use it for the production of ball-bearings. Nos. 3 and 4 factories have been re-allocated to Newman Industries, Ltd., of Yate, Bristol, for a period of two years in the first instance, during which time the firm plan to produce light tractors for which plant and a quantity of parts have been acquired from Grantham Productions, Ltd. The Company have confirmed their wish to continue in production at the end of the period to the extent to which steel supplies prove to be available.