§ Mr. Cockeramasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry whether the British Steel Corporation has yet published its proposals for adopting the basing point system of pricing on accession to the European Communities; and whether such proposals will take into account the regional implications.
§ Mr. Tom BoardmanThe BSC is today publishing its proposals for implementing the basing point system in the United Kingdom. The corporation, in formulating these proposals—which are not yet final—has taken full account of the effects of the adoption of the new system on its customers with particular regard to the situation of those remote from production units.
With the general objectives of their regional policies in mind, Her Majesty's Government will keep under review the
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§ Mr. Dean:It is the practice of the Department to scrutinise decisions of medical boards and to arrange for reference to a medical appeal tribunal if the law seems to have been wrongly applied in a particular case. The officials concerned have been instructed to keep a special watch in the course of this scrutiny for cases which may be affected by the recent House of Lords decision.