§ Mr. Anthony Grantasked the Secretary of State for Industry if he will set out in the Official Report the precise responsibilities of the Ministers in his Department.
§ Sir Keith JosephThe Minister of State, Lord Trenchard, deals primarily with the following private sector industries—except for subsidiaries of the National Enterprise Board: chemicals and textiles; mechanical equipment; electrical engineering and process plant;24W machine tools and mechanical engineering; vehicles; computers and electronics; paper, timber, minerals, metals and other manufacturing. His other responsibilities include regional policy.
The Minister of State, my hon. Friend the Member for Bosworth (Mr. Butler), deals with aerospace; shipbuilding and shiprepairing; steel (including the private sector); the Post Office; Cable and Wireless Limited; the National Enterprise Board and its subsidiaries; and research and development.
The Under-Secretary of State, my hon. Friend the Member for Basingstoke (Mr. Mitchell), assists Lord Trenchard; he also assist me with responsibility for small firms.
The Under-Secretary of State, my hon. Friend the Member Arundel (Mr. Marshall), assists my hon. Friend the Member for Bosworth.