HC Deb 16 February 1994 vol 237 cc833-4W
Mr. Barry Jones

To ask the President of the Board of Trade what is the Government's policy concerning overcapacity in the steel mills of the European Union; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Sainsbury

State subsidies are a major cause of EC over-capacity. The agreement reached at the December Industry Council will ensure both worthwhile capacity reductions and a much improved framework for the control of state aids.

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