§ Mr. Michael McGuireasked the Secretion of the television tube manufacturing tary of State for Industry what criteria he used in the course of his recent investigaindustry, to judge whether or not the Thorn TV tube factory in Skelmersdale could survive in a restricted British TV tube manufacturing industry, assuming the absence of any controls on television tube imports into this country.
§ Mr. KaufmanWe related expected future demand for colour television tubes to the total production capacity in the United Kingdom to establish whether 281W there was a rôle on a viable basis for Thorn Colour Tubes Limited's factory.
§ Mr. Michael McGuireasked the Secretary of State for Industry if he will define the terms of reference of his Department's recent inquiry into the restructuring of the British television colour tube manufacturing industry.
§ Mr. KaufmanThe inquiry had no formal terms of reference. Its object was to consider whether the colour television tube industry could be restructured in a way which would strengthen its competitiveness and provide if possible a continued rôle for the facilities at Skelmersdale.