HC Deb 16 May 1990 vol 172 cc451-2W
51. Mr. Frank Field

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry when he next intends to meet the president of the Confederation of British Industry to discuss the performance of British manufacturing industry.

79. Mr. Eadie

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry when he next intends to meet the president of the Confederation of British Industry to discuss the performance of British manufacturing industry.

81. Mr. Eastham

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry when he next intends to meet the president of the Confederation of British Industry to discuss the performance of British manufacturing industry.

87. Mr. Fisher

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry when he next intends to meet the president of the Confederation of British Industry to discuss the performance of British manufacturing industry.

Mr. Douglas Hogg

I have no immediate plans to discuss the performance of British manufacturing industry with the president of the CBI, although I expect to see him at the CBI's annual dinner on 17 May.