BRITISH INDUSTRIAL REVIVAL

Timaru Herald, Volume CXLIII, Issue 20673, 11 March 1937, Page 9

BRITISH INDUSTRIAL REVIVAL

DISTRESSED AREA PROGRAMME PROVISION OF CAPITAL FOR NEW ENTERPRISES United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph —Copyrtgh t (Received March 10, 10.30 p.|m.) LONDON, March 10. In a speech in which he explained and defended the Government’s proposals for the amendment and extension of the special measures of rehabilitation already applied to the regions where particularly severe unemployment obtains, the Minister of Labour (Mr Brown) announced in the House of Commons a number of hopeful developments along the lines which the Government is hoping to encourage, namely the establishment of new lighter industries offering a broader basis for employment. The Minister informed the House that in the south the total capital involved in six new undertakings in South Wales, would be about £1,000,000 and they would ultimately give employment to 3000 people. Mr Brown also announced that the Government proposed to appoint a Royal Commission to make an authoritative and comprehensive study of the problems raised by the southward drift of industry and of the question of the location of industry as a whole. PROCEDURE IN HOUSE OF COMMONS CLOSE INVESTIGATIONS PROPOSED British Official Wireless (Received March 10, 5.5 p.m.) RUGBY, March 9. The question of procedure, which was raised by Mr C. R. Attlee (Leader of the Lacour Party) in the House of Commons, led to a debate which occupied the whole session. The occasion was the money resolution for the Special Areas Bill and the Opposition complained that it was drawn so tightly that it would restrict freedom of debate by making it impossible to move any amendment. The Attorney-General in replying, admitted the importance of the general issue raised and the necessity of keeping under constant review the procedure of th House and the working of that procedure. He said the Government would be prepared to consider the matter and, if after discussion with the Leader of the Opposition such course seemed desirable, they would set up a further enquiry by a Select Committee into the working of the Standing Orders. The announcement was received with cheers.