§ Mr. Kinnockasked the Prime Minister whether he will make a statement about the publication of the report by the National Economic Development Office on the role of the nationalised industries in the economy and the way in which they should be controlled in the future.
§ The Prime MinisterHer Majesty's Stationery Office is publishing the NEDO's report today, and a copy has been deposited in the Library.
The Government are grateful to the NEDO for a thorough report, which will be of great interest to all those concerned with the nationalised industries. The recommendations are far reaching. The Government will now examine them in detail and discuss them with the industries. We shall publish our conclusions next year in a White Paper, which will also take account of our decisions on board structure following the study of industrial democracy in the nationalised industries and on related recommendations in the National Consumer Council's report on "Consumers and the Nationalised Industries".