HC Deb 18 December 1958 vol 597 cc260-1W
35. Mr. Hale

asked the President of the Board of Trade what is the nature of the Government's policy in relation to the growing unemployment in the cotton textile industry in Lancashire and what steps it is proposed to take.

Mr. J. Rodgers

The hon. Gentleman, 1 am sure, will not expect me to deal with the various aspects of this subject by Question and Answer, but I would refer him to what my right hon. Friend said about the problems of the cotton industry in his speech during the Debate on the Address on 4th November.