§ Mr. Gordon Wilsonasked the Secretary of State for Industry what is his policy for the aviation industry to cover the position prior to and immediately after the implementation of the Government's policy on nationalisation; and what place Scottish Aviation Ltd. will have in that policy in view of current fears of redundancies.
§ Mr. KaufmanIn the interim period, the Government look to the companies concerned to operate on a vigorous and continuing basis and to plan constructively for the future. The Government are ready to discuss any particular issues
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£ million 1975 survey prices Of which Programme Total cuts Central government Local authorities Other Defence … 136 136 — — Overseas aid and other overseas services … 16 16 — — Agriculture, fisheries and forestry … 182 182 — — Trade, industry and employment … 4 4 — — Nationalised industries … 132 — — 132 Roads and transport … 117 30 82 5 Housing … 129 3 126 — Other environmental services … 119 2 50 67 Law, order and protective services … 33 13 20 — Education, libraries, science and arts … 110 32 78 — Health and personal social services … 98 78 20 — Social security … — — — — Other public services … 19 19 — — Crown services … 13 13 — — Northern Ireland … 18 14 3 1 Total public expenditure programme … 1,126 542 379 205 which the industry may wish to raise and in the case of Scottish Aviation are prepared to consider any further proposals the company may put forward. The place of Scottish Aviation after nationalisation is primarily for the new corporation, which will wish to make the best use of the resources available to it.