§ Mr. Patrick Maitlandasked the President of the Board of Trade whether he will now consider authorising advance factory building by Scottish Industrial Estates in areas threatened with economic or social decline due to the closure of collieries.
Mr. P. ThomeycroftI am always ready to consider applications from industrialists for the building of Government-financed factories in such 17W areas, but I do not consider that building in advance of demand is justified in present circumstances.