HC Deb 13 November 1972 vol 846 c5W
34. Mr. Lambie

asked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what protection the Government are prepared to give the steel-using industries in Scotland, in view of their position compared to their counterparts in England and Wales due to rising transport costs under the price basing points system following Great Britain's entry into Europe.

Mr. Tom Boardman

The establishment of Glasgow as a basing point for many of the BSC's products should safeguard the interest of the bulk of steel users in Scotland.