§ Mr. Hoyleasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, pursuant to the answer of 15 May, Official Report, column 502, on what date the meeting in New York on 4 May between the Minister of State, the hon. Member for City of Chester (Mr. Morrison) and Mr. Stempel of General Motors was arranged; if the position of Leyland Vehicles and Land and Freight Rover was discussed; and if he discussed Bedford and GM Commercial Vehicle operations in the United Kingdom were discussed.
§ Mr. Peter MorrisonArrangements for a meeting with Mr. Stempel of General Motors were set in train in March.
250WFinal arrangements were not agreed until the last week in April. During a wide-ranging discussion, covering the position of the Bedford commercial vehicle operations in the United Kingdom, I took the opportunity of restating the Government's position on the future of individual BL businesses in the terms of my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State's statements of 25 March and 24 April.