§ Mr. RedmondTo ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster if he will make a statement on the Industry Council held on 6 March.
§ Mr. NewtonThe Council, at which I represented the United Kingdom, agreed a common position on the financing of steel social measures and considered the use of the ECU in ECSC matters. The Commission made a statement on the restructuring of the Italian steel industry.
The Council also agreed a new SPRINT programme for technology transfer, and discussed the further promotion of European standards for high definition television (HDTV). Informal discussion also took place on the Communities shipbuilding and textile industries, and on small and medium sized enterprises.