HC Deb 09 March 1976 vol 907 c179W
Mr. Cryer

asked the Secretary of State for Industry if he will introduce legislation to prevent British firms sending designs and development teams abroad as an accompaniment to the closure of British factories and the establishment of production abroad.

Mr. Kaufman

No. Responsibility for reassigning design and development teams to new tasks within a firm following a factory closure must rest ultimately with the firm's management.