HC Deb 28 July 1976 vol 916 cc804-5

Amendment made: No. 317, in page 7, line 28, leave out 'Each Corporation and insert 'British Aerospace'.

No. 318, in page 7, line 28, leave out 'relevant' and insert 'aircraft industry'.

No. 15, in page 7, line 35, leave out from 'organised' to 'and' in line 39 and insert ',taking account of the desirability of promoting the largest degree of decentralisation of management consistent with the proper discharge of its functions, and what steps are necessary in order effectively to promote industrial democracy in its undertakings and the undertakings of its wholly owned subsidiaries'.

No. 319, in page 7, line 41, at end insert 'and the action it proposes to take in the light of those conclusions'.

No. 320, in page 7, line 41, at end insert— '(1A) British Shipbuilders shall, forthwith after the shipbuilding industry vesting date and subsequently from time to time when it considers it appropriate or the Secretary of State so requires—

  1. (a) undertake a review of the affairs of the Corporation and its wholly owned subsidiaries for the purposes—
    1. (i) of determining how the management of the activities of the Corporation and those subsidiaries can most efficiently be organised, and what steps are necessary in order effectively to promote industrial democracy in its undertakings and the undertakings of its wholly owned subsidiaries; and
    2. (ii) without prejudice to the generality of sub-paragraph (i) above, of seeking the largest degree, consistent with the proper discharge of its functions, of decentralisation of management and decision-taking to separate profit centres in the shipbuilding and ship-repairing areas of Great Britain, and in particular of Scotland and Wales, and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, in relation to sales, pricing, production, the formulation and implementation of investment programmes, manpower planning and management, industrial relations, and responsibility for financial performance; and
  2. (b) make a report to the Secretary of State upon the Corporation's conclusions arising from the review and the action it proposes to take in the light of those conclusions.'.

No. 321, in page 7, line 43, after '(1)', insert 'or (1A)'.

No. 16, in page 7, line 44, after 'date', insert— 'not more than 6 months after the relevant vesting date'.

No. 322, in page 8, line 2, after '(1)', insert 'or (1A)'.

No. 17, in page 8, line 3, leave out 'seek consultation with' and insert 'consult'.

No. 323, in page 8, line 6, after '(1)', insert 'or (1A)'.—[Mr. Kaufman.]

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