§ Mr. Teddy Taylorasked the Secretary of State for Industry if he will give a direction to the British Steel Corporation that it should not sell steel to the Soviet Union at prices which are more advantageous than the prices which it charges to United Kingdom consumers; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Wakeham[pursuant to his reply, 29 January 1982, c. 445]: My right hon. Friend does not consider that it would be appropriate to use his powers of direction to intervene in management decisions on export marketing and pricing, and he is not aware of any cause for concern over the British Steel Corporation's exports to the Soviet Union.