Mr. Gresham Cookeasked the President of the Board of Trade what steps he proposes to take to ensure that all industrial buildings erected henceforward with the assistance of Government grants are built, so far as possible, of indigenous materials and with the minimum content of imported material.
§ Mr. Darling:I hope that all firms will inform themselves about United Kingdom sources of supply and will use them wherever they are competitive. It would not, however, be appropriate to make this a condition of eligibility for building grants, whose purpose is to provide employment in the Development Areas.