HC Deb 03 December 1959 vol 614 c145W
49. Mr. Albu

asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he will instruct his representative on the European Productivity Agency to support the suggestion for an economic and technical survey of the European machine-tool industry made in the preliminary report of the European Productivity Agency's Project No. 420.

Mr. Erroll

This suggestion was included in a report submitted to the Director of the European Productivity Agency but about which member countries have not yet been consulted. The President of the Board of Trade yesterday attended a meeting of the Machine Tool Advisory Council at which this matter was discussed. It was agreed to form a committee—on which makers, users and the trade unions will be represented—to report to the Council.