HL Deb 23 April 1980 vol 408 cc876-7WA
Lord BROCKWAY

asked Her Majesty's Government:

What conclusions were reached at the discussions in New Delhi between Sir Peter Carey, Permanent Secretary in the Department of Industry, and Shri Pranab Mukherjee, Indian Minister for Commerce, on joint venture projects.

The MINISTER of STATE, DEPARTMENT of INDUSTRY (Viscount Trenchard)

Shri Pranab Mukherjee and Sir Peter Carey discussed the question of collaboration between Indian and British firms with particular reference to third country markets. The Department of Industry is drawing the attention of United Kingdom companies to the Indian Government's views on the desirability of such collaboration.