HC Deb 10 May 1960 vol 623 cc29-30W
33. Mr. Hoy

asked the President of the Board of Trade whether the £10 million tractor factory to be built by the Ford Motor Company at Basildon, Essex, is a new factory or an extension of an existing factory.

Mr. J. Rodgers

This will be a new factory, re-deploying part of the existing labour force at Dagenham.

38. Mr. Millan

asked the President of the Board of Trade what special facilities exist at Basildon in Essex for the despatch of tractors to the various parts of the United Kingdom.

Mr. J. Rodgers

Arrangements and facilities for distribution are matters for the Ford Motor Company. Evidently they consider them adequate at Basildon.