§ Mrs. Renée Shortasked the Secretary of State for Industry why the company set up to sell the System X telecommunications system world-wide is not all 196W British; and if he is satisfied that there is not a conflict of interest for the subsidiary of a major American manufacturer selling a rival system participating in the British venture.
§ Mr. Les HuckfieldThe decision to set up this company was taken by the Post Office and the three largest manufacturers of telecommunications equipment in the United Kingdom which agreed that this represented the most effective way to promote System X overseas. I understand that arrangements for safeguarding information, acceptable to the parties, have been agreed.