Mrs. Braddockasked the President of the Board of Trade if he will tabulate the details to date of applications from Liverpool to build new or extend present factories; the estimated number of persons each would employ; which still await licences; and the reason in each case for refusal or deferment of licences.
§ Mr. H. WilsonI cannot disclose information about the plans of individual 161W firms, which is obtained in confidence, but I will send my hon. Friend a statement of the position in summary form as soon as it has been compiled.