§ 18. Mr. John Garrettasked the Secretary of State for Industry how many of the officials in the unit of his Department which deals with planning agreements have been recruited from industrial management and the trades unions.
Mr. Alan WilliamsTwo officials at senior level have been seconded from industry and we can call on the services of my Department's Industrial Development Unit and industrial adviser on trade union matters.
There are, of course, in industrial sponsoring divisions in this and in other Departments a number of people who have had industrial experience and they are also involved in planning agreement discussion.
§ 31. Mr. Thorneasked the Secretary of State for Industry what progress he has made in the field of planning agreements through the National Enterprise Board; and whether he will make a statement.
§ Mr. KaufmanIt has never been intended that the National Enterprise526W Board should be a party to planning agreements.