HC Deb 02 March 1976 vol 906 cc491-2W
Mr. Watkinson

asked the Secretary of State for Industry if he will list in the Official Report those industries which, in the light of the November Chequers' statement, have the best chance of expansion in the next decade.

Mr. Kaufman

I am arranging for a copy of the Government's paper NEDC (76) 3, to the National Economic Development Council in January, to be placed in the Library. This paper explained the selection of the 30 sectors of manufacturing industry proposed for detailed study in the industrial strategy programme. The paper also included a grouping to sum up the prospects suggested by observed trends and known developments, but I emphasise that the paper was intended to provide a basis for discussion rather than definitive judgments.

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