HC Deb 19 April 1978 vol 948 c206W
Mr. Hoyle

asked the Secretary of State for Industry if he will give a special direction to the National Enterprise Board to inform companies in which it has taken a shareholding not to contribute to the following oganisations: the Conservative Party, British United Industrialists, Aims of Industry/Aims for Freedom and Enterprise, the Economic League, Common Cause, Adnor Trust, Bow Group, Centre for Policy Studies, and the European Movement (Britain in Europe).

Mr. Kaufman

The NEB has no power to require companies in which it has a minority shareholding to refrain from contributing financially to political parties or organisations. I would not expect NEB subsidiaries to contribute financially to any political organisations.

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