HC Deb 23 April 1975 vol 890 cc334-5W
Mr. Tebbit

asked the Secretary of State for Industry (1) which categories of people, e.g., civil servants by grade, trades union officials, bankers, etc., and how many of each category, will have access to the secret sections of the Ryder Report on British Leyland Motor Corporation Limited which will not he made available to Parliament;

(2) what proportion of the Ryder Report on British Leyland Motor Corporation Limited will be published; and how much will be secret;

(3) if he will state the length and subject of each chapter or section of the Ryder Report on British Leyland Motor Corporation Limited, stating which chapters will be published and which will be secret.

Mr. Benn

I intend to publish an abridged version of Sir Don Ryder's report tomorrow. This version will necessarily exclude confidential material, but deletions will be clearly indicated. The full text has been distributed only to those directly concerned within the Government and to no one else.

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