HL Deb 30 November 1987 vol 490 c918WA
Lord Dean of Beswick

asked Her Majesty's Government:

What was the annual value since 1982 of engineering contracts placed by nationalised industries; what proportion of these orders were placed with United Kingdom industries and what proportion with overseas competitors; and what was the value of the proportion in each case.

The Secretary of State for Trade and Industry (Lord Young of Graffham)

I regret that the Government do not collect the information requested.