§ Mr. Elystan Morganasked the Secretary of State for Wales if he will set up 40W a survey to study the problems which have confronted the smaller firms which have developed in Wales within the last 10 years.
§ Mr. Peter ThomasNo. The problems of small firms in the country as a whole have been studied by the Bolton Committee which reported last year. My hon. Friend the Under-Secretary of State for Industrial Development, who has special responsibility for small firms, is aware of their importance in Wales and intends visiting the Principality on 19th May. In the course of this visit he and I will meet representatives of such firms.