§ Mr. Johnasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what evidence he has that international companies have sought to include clauses into contracts purporting to prohibit the production of certain industrial products in perpetuity on sites they sell where the product was previously manufactured; what evidence he has that this has occurred in industries which manufacture stratetgic products on only one site; and if he will assess the implications of such contractural clauses on the national interest as it affects strategic products, such as ion exchange resins.
§ Mr. TrippierI have seen no such evidence.