Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 4 March 1964.
Mr Edward Heath
, Bexley
12:00,
4 March 1964
A number of interesting suggestions of this kind have been made but, as I said in my statement, the sphere for direct Intervention by the Government in these matters is very limited. At present, a number of towns and cities voluntarily arrange between themselves when factories will be closed to enable people to go on holiday to the same resorts without congestion. I am sure that this matter must be left to local initiative. It is not a matter for the central Government.
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