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the new towns?
If that is the
case,
what is the
Government's policy to encourage
jobs in the new towns?
industrialists to create
SE CRE TARY FOR LANDS AND WORKS:
Sir, I am sure that land
it is only one of a number of
cost must be a factor but it
factors which will determine whether or not a developer is
going to buy land or rent land to create jobs, either
industrial or commercial.
other factors;
·
But there are, of course,
availability of labour of the right sort
the
at the right price must be a factor; the traditional
links that an industry or trade may have with the urban
area would be another factor, because people may not wish
to move to the new towns if that does not happen to suit
their particular business. And, of course,
availability of labour
labour and labour costs must also be a
consideration.
So, here again it is not really
something over which we can have a great deal of
control. I have already stated in an earlier answer that
. the land for commercial
commercial and industrial development which
is a pre-requisite for the creation of jobs is at market
value. If we were to deliberately embark on a policy of
letting out or disposing of land cheaply I am not
including now the
Industrial Estates Corporation because
that is a special case
-
but if we were, I think that this
would have a very great effect on the market generally and
would be undesirable.