HC Deb 07 February 1972 vol 830 c236W
38. Mr. Ewing

asked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what assistance has been given by his Department to ensure that steel piping used to construct the pipeline to pipe North Sea oil to Grangemouth is to be manufactured by British firms.

Mr. Ridley

This is a commercial matter between the British Steel Corporation and the British Petroleum Company though because of its importance we keep in touch with the two parties.