§ 14. Mr. Martenasked the Secretary of State for Economic Affairs if he will make a statement on the discussions about the paper on the medium-term prospects for the economy held in April with the National Economic Development Council.
§ Mr. ShoreThe Council had a useful discussion at its May meeting on the basis of a working paper which I introduced. Work is in hand on preparing a further document for the autumn.
§ Mr. MartenI am glad that they had a useful discussion. Can the right hon. Gentleman say whether, in the sort of mini National Plan which was being discussed, the two criteria of the interventionist policy outlined by the First Secretary of State, and the workers' objection to the Prices and Incomes Bill, were taken into account when discussing this paper, and will the right hon. Gentleman place a copy of it in the Library?
§ Mr. ShorePrices and incomes policy, which I gather the hon. Gentleman is referring to, was not discussed as part of this document, which, as I indicated, was a working paper giving a provisional view of the medium-term assessment over the next few years.