§ Mr. Maxwellasked the Minister of Power what consultations he has had, and plans to have, with the steel industry as a whole and with individual com- 110W panies, in carrying out the Government's plans to renationalise the industry; and whether he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Frederick LeeConsultations are taking place with a number of individual companies and with the following representative organisations of the iron and steel industry, in addition to the Iron and Steel Board:
- British Federation of Iron and Steel Stockholders;
- British Iron and Steel Federation;
- British Shipbreakers' Association;
- British Steel Founders' Association;
- Joint Iron Council;
- National Council of Associated Iron Ore Producers;
- National Federation of Iron and Steel Merchants;
- National Federation of Scrap Iron, Steel and Metal Merchants;
- Steel Distributors' Association.
I am also having consultations with the Trades Union Congress, the British Employers' Confederation, the Federation of British Industries and the National Association of British Manufacturers.