§ 49. Mr. Dobsonasked the Minister of Technology what action he has taken to assist the process plant construction industry; and if he will make a statement.
§ Dr. BrayMy right hon. Friend appointed a Process Plant Expert Committee in September, 1968, under the chairmanship of Mr. Roy Wright, Deputy Chairman of the Rio Tinto Zinc Corporation. It is in touch with the Process Plant Working Party whose chairman is a member of the Committee. The Process Plant Expert Committee is expected to report in about the middle of the year. Meanwhile work on rationalisation standardisation, better design methods, customer-supplier rela-328W tions and export promotion are continuing in the different sectors of the industry.