§ 56 and 57. Mr. Milneasked the President of the Board of Trade (1) if he will give consideration to the siting of aluminium-using industries in the North-East and the Bedlington, Blyth area, in order to take full advantage of the possibilities to be created for expanding employment in the event of the siting of an aluminium smelting plant in the North-East;
(2) if he will examine the possibilities of the immediate siting of aluminium-using industries in the North in order to take advantage of the opportunities offered by the supply of aluminium from Norway aided by the tariff-free agreements made possible by United Kingdom membership of the European Free Trade Association.
§ Mr. DarlingI will certainly consider any proposals for establishing aluminium-using industries in the North-East which firms may wish to put forward. There is, however, at present a surplus of aluminium fabricating capacity in this country.