HC Deb 19 October 1954 vol 531 c146W
67. Mr. Murray

asked the President of the Board of Trade what steps are being taken to maintain full employment in Durham County by ensuring that proper planning is in progress to see that industry finds its way to those parts of the county where there might be a danger of unemployment in the future.

Mr. H. Strauss

The Board of Trade, with the other Departments concerned, is carefully watching the trend of employment in Durham. While it has no power to direct an industry to a particular place, it brings particularly to the notice of industrialists seeking new quarters those parts of Development Areas where the need for employment is greatest.

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