Industrial Federations

HC Deb 07 June 1995 vol 261 c241W

Mr. MacShane

To ask the President of the Board of Trade if he will list by industry the industrial federations with which he has held meetings since 1993. [26681]

Mr. Heseltine

My ministerial colleagues and I have had meetings with a wide range of industrial and commercial representative bodies.

Mr. MacShane

To ask the President of the Board of Trade what representations he has had in the past 12 months from(a) the Engineering Employers Federation and (b) the Confederation of British Industry's national manufacturing council. [26680]

Mr. Eggar

Ministers and officials of my Department have frequent contact with the EEF and the CBI national manufacturing council.