§ Mr. Rookerasked the Secretary of State for Industry if he is satisfied with the way the NEB is discharging its employment responsibilities under the draft guidelines.
§ Mr. Les HuckfieldThe NEB has made a vigorous start and is fully aware of its responsibilities; its subsidiaries already employ more than a quarter of a million people in the United Kingdom—not, incidentally, three-quarters of a million as I mentioned inadvertently in the House on 28th June.