§ 50. Mr. John Wellsasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry whether he will issue a general direction to the British Steel Corporation that in future no steel works will be closed before private enterprise interests have been given an opportunity to purchase them.
§ Mr. Tom BoardmanNo. There is no Government objection to the sale of assets by the BSC in these circumstances. The decisions are for the BSC to take, having full regard to its overall responsibilities.