HC Deb 03 November 1980 vol 991 cc414-5W
26. Mr. Palmer

asked the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster when the Lord President of the Council will be in a position to recommend the approval of a Royal charter for the engineering profession, arising out of the Finniston report.

Mr. St. John-Stevas

I understand from my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Industry that he is making good progress with his consultations with those concerned, but the Lord President of the Council does not propose to make a recommendation until those consultations have been completed.