HC Deb 21 March 1967 vol 743 c243W
Mr. J. H. Osborn

asked the First Secretary of State and Secretary of State for Economic Affairs which industries for which the Ministry of Technology is responsible have set up economic development committees; and what representation that Department has on these committees.

Mr. Harold Lever

There are Economic Development Committees for the following industries for which my right hon. Friend the Minister of Technology is responsible: electrical engineering, electronics, machine tools, mechanical engineering and motor vehicle distribution and repair. His Department is represented by a senior official on each of these committees.