Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 8 November 1977.
I am well aware of the difficulties of the steel industry. There is a problem about imports and exports at present. For example, there are interests in the United States which are pressing the United States Government to restrict exports of steel from this country to the United Stales. We must achieve a balance here and be very careful before we rush into action on these matters.