§ 19. Mr. BradleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry when he will next meet representatives of the north-west regional Confederation of British Industry to discuss the recession in industry.
§ Mr. LilleyI have no present plans to meet representatives of the NW regional CBI, although my officials do so regularly. I met the presidential committee of the CBI on 24 April and the CBI's national president on 15 May.
§ 23. Mr. Norman HoggTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what representations he has recently received from British industry about the recession.
§ Mr. LilleyI continue to receive representations from British industry supporting the Government's determination to defeat inflation, thereby creating the conditions for a resumption of sustainable economic growth.