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Industry's freedom to flourish

16th October 1970
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Which of the following most accurately describes the problem?

• "We lead the world in commercial vehicles", the Minister of Technology. Mr John Davies, told members and guests at the annual dinner of the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders in London on Tuesday. The new Minister was speaking of the importance of the car and commercial vehicle industry to the national economy, and he was loudly applauded when he affirmed that the Government aimed to create a climate in which free enterprise would flourish and profits could grow again.

Mr Davies said that he believed that, while social pressures for a cleaner environment must be taken full account of, the Government must look carefully at the cost-effectiveness of measures designed to reduce atmospheric pollution and increase safety. He would also try to persuade other Governments to take the same view.

Earlier, SMMT president Mr Douglas Richards had said that the motor industry was like a spring which had been compressed—it only needed the dead hand removed in order to really go." We are still a real force to be reckoned with", he said.

Stressing the need for more and better roads and new urban motorways, Mr Richards drew attention to the fact that not one of the 10 major ports in this country was linked to the motorway network.


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