HC Deb 15 November 1971 vol 826 c14W
72. Mr. Barry Jones

asked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry to what extent the United Kingdom's accession to the Treaty of Rome will enable European concerns to buy shares in the United Kingdom steel stockholding industry.

Mr. John Davies

The United Kingdom's accession will not give European concerns more ready access to these shares.

Mr. Sillars

asked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many inquiries, separate from those lodged with the Scottish Office, his Department has received about industrial sites from sources within the European Economic Community; and of these how many were from West Germany.

Mr. Anthony Grant

Since 1st January, 1971 the Department has received eight inquiries from countries within the European Economic Community including three from West Germany for industrial sites in Scotland.