§ 100. Mr. Oakesasked the President of the Board of Trade, in view of the effects of the policy of steering new industries into development areas described in the annual report of the General Council of the Lancashire and Merseyside Industrial Development Association, a copy of which has been sent to him, if he will now endeavour to steer new industries to non-development areas in Lancashire.
§ Mr. JayThis report does not correctly describe the operation of the i.d.c. control. This control is operated liberally in the cotton textile areas of Lancashire, and I am prepared to approve i.d.c.s for new projects suited to the needs and resources of these areas. Many new projects have been approved in the past 2 years.