§ 37. Mr. Mackintoshasked the Minister of Housing and Local Government if he will make a statement about the growth of Berwick-upon-Tweed and his proposals for assisting the local authorities to achieve it.
§ Mr. GreenwoodThe White Paper on the Scottish Economy stressed the need 53W to stimulate growth at Berwick-upon-Tweed as the best hope of arresting population decline in the Eastern borders. The Government recognise that exceptional measures are necessary to bring it about.
The Development Commission have made a start with one advanced factory and another is to follow. A special grant will be made towards the cost of a new sewerage scheme. Houses provided for incoming industry may attract extra subsidy under Section 5(2,a) of the Housing Subsidies Act.