§ Mr. Thorntonasked the President of the Board of Trade how many applications he has received from firms who have entered the scheme for scrapping machinery under the Cotton Industry Act, 1959, to continue operating the machinery to be scrapped after 31st March, 1960; and how many applications he has granted.
§ Mr. J. RodgersThe Cotton Board has informed my right hon. Friend that it has received twenty such applications and granted ten.