§ Mr. Marquandasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he will indicate in tabular form for the year 1958 the output of iron and steel, numbers of management and other workers employed, interest and surplus paid to the Agency, and investment in fixed plant and equipment for each of the wholly owned subsidiaries of the Iron and Steel Holding and Realisation Agency.
§ Mr. ErrollI would refer the right hon. Member to the Accounts of the subsidiaries for the year 1957–58, published by the Agency in accordance with the provisions of the Companies' Act, 1948. Much of the information which he seeks is given in these accounts. While I have asked the Iron and Steel Holding and Realisation Agency to consider the possibility of providing further information, there are objections to publication in regard to these companies of detailed information about output, employment and similar matters which is not generally available in respect of other iron and steel companies.