§ 34. Mr. D. Jonesasked the Parliamentary Secretary for Science what applications the firms, numbering approximately 110, who are sub-contractors to the machine tool industry, have made to him for technical assistance in order to achieve a greater degree of standardisation and technical proficiency.
§ Mr. Denzil FreethNone, Sir; but I understand that the Machine Tool Industry Research Association, when it is fully established, proposes to provide technical assistance both to the industry and to its sub-contractors.