§ Mr. Terry Walkerasked the Secretary of State for Industry when he expects to publish the report of the inquiry into the British footwear manufacturing industry; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Alan WilliamsThe report of the Footwear Study Steering Group is in its final stages of preparation. It will be for the steering group to decide if the report should be published. It would not, therefore, be appropriate for me to make a statement at this juncture.