§ Mr. Norman Atkinsonasked the Secretary of State for Industry why it was necessary to depute senior civil servants to visit the headquarters in the United States of America of the Ford Motor Co. to discuss the current industrial dispute rather than discuss the matter with the British management; and what was the cost of the visit.
§ Mr. Les Huckfield:I would refer my hon. Friend to my reply of 27th November to the hon. Member for Mid-Sussex (Mr. Renton). The civil servant concerned did not visit Ford's in Detroit in connection with the company's British pay settlement, which has been entirely a matter for discussion with the management in this country.