HC Deb 03 February 1978 vol 943 cc349-50W
Mr. Tebbit

asked the Secretary of State for Industry if, pursuant to his answer, Official Report, 27th January 1978, c. 799, to a Question concerning making the supply of further public funds to British Leyland conditional upon the recognition of trade unions in that company's South African factories, he will publish details of his policy on this matter in the Official Report.

Mr. Les Huckfield

I have placed a copy of my letter to my hon. Friend the Member for Sheffield, Heeley (Mr. Hooley) in the Library of the House.

Mr. Tebbit

asked the Secretary of State for Industry if his detailed answers concerning the day-to-day running of British Leyland, its policy on the import of spare parts and on labour relations in its overseas subsidiaries, represent a new policy towards the answer of such Questions generally or solely towards the operations of British Leyland in South Africa.

Mr. Les Huckfield

There has been no change in policy towards the answering of Questions on British Leyland.

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