§ 20. Mr. John H. Osbornasked the Secretary of State for Industry whether he has now reached an agreement with the Council of Ministers of the European Economic Community, as a result of initiatives by the Commission of the European Economic Community and special steel producers, to limit production of special steels, to stabilise and consolidate prices, and to rationalise the industry on a European scale.
§ Mr. Patrick JenkinI had no support at the 8 June Council for my request to apply mandatory quotas to certain special steels (tool and high speed). The European Commission agreed to issue firm guidelines and to monitor their effectiveness. I put the Council on notice that Ministers would need to look again at this question in October.