Former MP for Brighouse and Spenborough
Compare like with like.
That is a very facile reply, but were they the same kind of houses? The houses we build today are better houses than we built before the war. That is quite obvious.
Will my right hon. Friend follow the excellent example set by his late lamented Majesty King Henry VIII?
Would the right hon. Gentlemen bear in mind that if Scotsmen want their own television programme the Sassenachs will subsidise it?
On the question of research, has not the House heard that research, if properly applied, tends to reduce costs? It has been demonstrated in other industries. Would he say how many scientists the clothing industry employs?
It is obvious.
When is the noble Lord going to start?
I want briefly to direct the attention of the House to two points which have arisen tonight. I work in an industry which is also subject to seasonal fluctuations, but, unlike the industry we are discussing, it has a scientific background. The arguments I have heard tonight from the other side of the House remind me of a visit I paid a short while ago to a Yorkshire textile factory, where I...
