§ Mr. Wintertonasked the Secretary of State for Trade if the Under-Secretary of State will visit the Macclesfield constituency to assess the problems that exist there relating to the situation facing the textile industry; and if he will seek to remedy these problems.
§ Mr. MeacherI have been asked to reply.
I am very aware of the problems of the textile industry in Macclesfield, including reported rationalisation plans of a silk mill, but I have no plans to visit there in the near future.