HL Deb 30 January 1978 vol 388 c648WA
Lord HYLTON

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether it is a common practice in nationalised industries for instructions to be given that normal correspondence arising from previous commercial negotiations shall not be acknowledged or replied to; whether they appreciate that such practices can lead to dereliction of industrial and residential property; and whether they will give instructions to prevent results of this sort.

Baroness BIRK

The way in which the nationalised industries handle their correspondence is a matter of day-to-day management for which the industries themselves are responsible. But if the noble Lord has a particular case in mind he should send the details to the Secretary of State responsible, who will draw it to the attention of the chairman of the industry concerned.