HC Deb 10 July 1968 vol 768 c73W
91. Mr. Maurice Macmillan

asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he will reverse his decision to refuse an industrial development certificate to the Weyburn Engineering Company Limited at Elstead, which will enable them to increase production without decreasing productivity.

Mrs. Gwyneth Dunwoody

No. Elstead is in an area where there has long been an acute shortage of labour, and the proposed expansion by the Weyburn Engineering Company Limited would not be consistent with the proper distribution of industry.