§ Dr. Summerskillasked the Secretary of State for Industry if he will take steps to prevent any further decline in the engineering industry in view of the total of hundreds of redundancies announced 330W in the current year by Halifax firms of Butler Machine Tool Co. Ltd., John Stirk and Sons Ltd., Warner and Swasey Turning Machines Ltd. and the Asquith division of Stavely Machine Tools.
§ Mr. David MitchellThe health of the engineering industry, including the machine tool sector, depends on the general strength of the economy and its ability to satisfy the home and export market. The Government's economic and industrial policies are designed to promote the long-term prosperity of United Kingdom manufacturing industry.