HC Deb 03 May 2000 vol 349 cc138-9W
Mr. Redwood

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what communications he has received from Mr. Towers concerning the timing of his final bid to BMW. [120495]

Mr. Byers

[holding answer 2 May 2000)Mr. Towers is now in negotiations with BMW. I shall be meeting him in due course.

Mr. Redwood

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what assessment he has made of whether public money would be needed for the Towers consortium to outbid Alchemy Partners for Longbridge. [120494]

Mr. Byers

[holding answer 2 May 2000]No request for public money has been received from the Towers consortium.