§ Mr. Edgeasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will introduce legislation to allow local authorities to engage in municipal trading.
§ Mr. John SilkinAs I told my hon. Friend on 1st August, I sympathise with the general objectives that have prompted his question, and I shall keep in mind the possibility of giving such powers to local authorities when a legislative opportunity offers itself.—[Vol. 896, c. 652.]