HC Deb 22 November 1966 vol 736 c251W
4. Sir Ian Orr-Ewing

asked the Minister of Technology how many firms have applied to try out newly developed British machine tools purchased by and sponsored by his Department.

Mr. Shore

A large number of firms have inquired about the possibility of their trying out the advanced machine tools for which my Department is negotiating pre-production orders. The exact figure of total applications is not available.