§ Mr. Hooleyasked the President of the Board of Trade if he will issue an invitation to the Society of Motor Manufacturers to meet representatives of his own Department to ensure that any rationalisation of the car component industry is not carried out to the detriment 137W of the development areas and the intermediate areas.
§ Mr. DarlingWe attach the greatest importance to industry discussing its rationalisation plans with the Government at the earliest opportunity. Rationalisation schemes are, however, best discussed with the individual firms concerned, and the Board of Trade is in contact with many firms in the car component industry. In planning rationalisation we would expect firms to pay due regard to the Government's regional policies.