§ Mr. CallaghanTo ask the President of the Board of Trade what measures he intends to strengthen the United Kingdom's engineering industry.
§ Mr. SainsburyThe engineering industry in the United Kingdom has a vital part to play in our industrial performance. Its success depends on a partnership between firms and Government. For their part, the Government are delivering low inflation, low interest rates, significantly enhanced help for exporters and a lifting of regulatory burdens. Firms in the sector are taking advantage of this positive climate by winning business both in the United Kingdom and in our overseas markets. Recent successes for the north-west include North West Water, which has just won a very large contract to help upgrade Malaysia's sewage system over the next 25 years, and the Manchester firm Crown House Engineering, which has recently won business in the United Kingdom worth £5 million.