§ 51. Mr. Parkerasked the President of the Board of Trade what arrangements have been made with Messrs. Ford's for an expansion of this firm's activities on Merseyside and elsewhere.
§ Mr. MaudlingI am still discussing with the Ford Motor Company the terms of Government financial assistance for its Merseyside project, but I informed the company that Her Majesty's Government could not reserve Merseyside for one particular firm. The company has asked for and received the necessary industrial development certificates.