HC Deb 04 November 1948 vol 457 c102W
68. Mr. Orbach

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he will consider instructing the Treasury to acquire all the shares available for British subscribers in the Carbon Black Manufacturing Company it is proposed to set up under the Marshall Plan.

Mr. Glenvil Hall

No, even were it desirable there is no power for the Treasury to acquire such shares.