§ Mr. Robert Howarthasked the Minister of Housing and Local Government if he will give sympathetic consideration to the needs of the Lancashire textile towns in the question of the provision of block loans for new industrial development to offset the decline of cotton textiles.
§ Mr. WilleyMy right hon. Friend fully appreciates the problems of these towns and will consider particular proposals sympathetically. The current strain on investment resources prevent him from giving block consents for industrial development whether in these or other areas.