HC Deb 19 December 1984 vol 70 c236W
5. Mr. Litherland

asked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will make a statement on the future prospects of the printing industry.

Mr. Norman Lamont

The future prospects of the printing industry lie very largely in the hands of those who work in it. A recent study commissioned by the Printing Industries EDC, on which representatives of management, Government and the unions sit, identified a number of weaknesses which the industry needs to tackle quickly if it is to compete effectively against foreign competition.