§ Mr. Tinnasked the Secretary of State for Industry whether the British Steel Corporation has reported to him on its organisation; and whether he has given his consent to any substantial changes.
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§ Mr. VarleyI have received a report on the organisation review which the corporation has carried out over the past 18 months; copies have been laid before Parliament today. I have given my consent to those changes contemplated in the report falling within Section 7(3) of the Iron and Steel Act 1967. The changes include re-grouping of the corporation's main iron and steel making activities in five new divisions based on major steel making centres and acting as cost or performance centres.