§ Mr. Stan Crowtherasked the Secretary of State for Industry what steps he intends to take to help the steel industry to resist further import penetration, in the light of the most recent report of the National Economic Development Council iron and steel sector working party.
§ Mr. Les HuckfieldWe are supporting action by the Commission to secure more orderly marketing of steel within the Community and to restrain disruptive imports from third countries, and we are encouraging improved productivity and competitiveness of the British steel industry. We have, for example, offered help to the special steels industry under our various schemes for encouraging industrial investment.