§ 40. Mr. Willeyasked the President of the Board of Trade how many men and women, respectively, were employed in Government-financed factories in Sunder land at the latest available date.
§ Mr. N. MacphersonAt November, 1961, 2,787 males and 3,580 females were employed in these factories, making a total of 6,367. This is approximately one thousand more than in November, 1960.
§ 41. Mr. Willeyasked the President of the Board of Trade whether he will make a further statement on the two projects in Sunderland for which assistance had been approved in June but which were in abeyance in December, 1961.
§ Mr. N. MacphersonThe company responsible for one of these projects is still considering whether to proceed with a modified scheme. The company responsible for the other has substantially altered its plans; its revised application for assistance is now under consideration.