§ Mr. Adam Butlerasked the Secretary of State for Trade if, from international sources available to him, he will publish figures showing the net assets and profits of the Italian IRI for 1973 and the previous four years, together with the percentage return on these assets.
§ Mr. ShoreThe following figures have been extracted from the annual reports of the Italian IRI Corporation for the years 1969–73.
development costs the sum of £46 million already permitted for the HS146 project pending the formation of a Select Committee or other means of assessing its financial viability.
§ Mr. MeacherIt would be premature to incur additional expenditure before the Government have concluded their current review of the project, the outcome of which will be made known to the House.