§ 56. Mr. Tebbitasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will publish the statistical evidence upon which he bases his Government's policy that an extension of State ownership is in the public interest.
§ Mr. Denzil DaviesThe Government's policy for public ownership is determined by the fundamental importance of the industries in question and the need to ensure that their potential is developed for the good of the nation as a whole. It108W would not be in the interests of such industries—whether in the event they are nationalised or not—to publish details of assessments made by the Government.