§ Mr. Maddenasked the Secretary of State for Industry if he will direct the National Enterprise Board to enter into negotiations with Spillers-French Ltd. with a view to taking into public ownership the bakeries which are to be closed.
§ Mr. Les HuckfieldNo. My right hon. Friend the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food set out the Government's position on this matter in reply to a question by my hon. Friend the Member for Chester-le-Street (Mr. Radice) on 10th April.—[Vol. 947, cc. 975–82.]