§ Mr. Brightasked the Secretary of State for Industry if he will consider using his powers to remove Redpath-Dorman-Long from the control of the British Steel Corporation and allow its sale to private enterprise.
§ Mr. TebbitThe corporation is currently reviewing the possibility of introducing private capital into a number of its activities, and I do not consider it would be helpful at this stage to use powers of direction to require the corporation to dispose of particular assets.