Mr. GwilymRoberts asked the Secretary of State for Industry if he will make it a condition of his future financial assistance to BL that all components of its vehicles shall be of British manufacture.
§ Mr. Michael MarshallNo. BL says that it buys about 95 per cent, of all its purchases, including components, in the United Kingdom and that it buys from domestic suppliers wherever it makes technical and commercial sense to do so. The Government welcome this, but also recognise that BL's purchasing policy is a commercial matter for the company to decide.