§ Mr. MacShaneTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what representations he has made to the new Italian Government about their decision to subsidise steel plants in Brescia.
§ Mr. SainsburyI have been asked to reply.
I met the Italian Minister for Industry, Senor Gnutti on 6 June and reiterated the concerns of the United Kingdom Government and steel industry about the proposed aid to the Bresciani. The proposal was discussed at the Industry Council on 22 June, as I reported in my reply to my hon. Friend the Member for Shoreham (Mr. Stephen) on 28 June, Official Report, column 467.