§ Mr. MacShaneTo ask the President of the Board of Trade, pursuant to his oral answer of 8 February,Official Report, column 341, if he will list the lead employer, industry and trade association or organisations so far referred to him in respect of proposals for a single trade association.
§ Mr. HeseltineI have made it very clear that I wish to encourage a process which leads to more powerful, better resourced and more effective trade associations. Many industrialists share this objective, and officials have been asked to consider with their industry and trade association contacts how best this can be achieved.