§ Q24. Mr. Eggarasked the Prime Minister if she has considered the representations of the Confederation of British Industry and the British Institute of Management about the establishment of an economic forum.
§ The Prime MinisterI said in my answer to my hon. Friend the Member for Carshalton (Mr. Forman) on 13 November 1979 that I hoped that discussions of economic matters could be pursued principally through the National Economic Development Council which embraces the Government, CBI, TUC and other important interests. Since then the council has taken the initiative of holding wide-ranging discussions of economic policy, priorities and constraints on four occasions. I believe that all the participants have found these discussions helpful, and we hope that they will continue on a regular basis.