§ Mr. Foulkesasked the Secretary of State for Industry if he will list the performance indicators currently published by the major nationalised industries for which he has responsibility; and whether he is satisfied that they enable a fair assessment to be made of the industries' performance and service standards.
§ Mr. Michael MarshallI welcome the fullest possible publication of performance indicators by the nationalised industries for which I am responsible both in their annual reports and elsewhere. However, the selection and publication of such indicators are, in general, matters for the corporations themselves. Where practicable, I am seeking the agreement of the industries to the establishment and publication of performance aims where these do not already exist.