BRITISH MEASURE

Evening Post, Volume CXXXIX, Issue 47, 24 February 1945, Page 6

BRITISH MEASURE

DISTRIBUTION OF INDUSTRY

«,. „ RUGBY, Feb. 22 r«S c i G°vernment's Distribution of Industry Bill was presented to Parliament on Thursday, it is aimed at securing proper distribution of industry over Britain as a whole by stimulating industrial and social deSSW^* areas„"» which there is special danger of unemployment (described as development areas), and by S??£° !! n£*H fUrther ind«strial development in other areas where such control appears to be desirable for economic, social, or strategic reasons.

nfT£e -Bill would empower the £oard ™J? ade t0 ac<3uire land in development areas so that the premises for industrial undertakings, o? the means of access to them, may be prodded The board would also be SLf tolKct factories and other building! for fnThe board would be able to makp loans to non-profit-makinj conSSra who promote the provision of ind™areis ♦ the development r^nsib^ gTS? <£&*£s£ loan Vor £? to make graSTnd would be able to give financial assS ance in respect of the capital reqSreSp £V ndus£ ial undertaking of Tr a £ lL^ ould cm P°wer the Board nrov^on W3^ restrictions on the provision of further industrial ore7ouldirZf Ve*i w^ ere PremTsls would be seriously detrimental to thp ordS 2? Uti°" 0f indSV Srt would havp l lZ gu ss ueh restrictions wouia nave to be subseauentlv an--RO dW by b°th Hous^ Sof qPa nrir a mce a n Pt.