Steel Industry

Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 4:02 pm on 17 January 1980.

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Photo of Mr Dafydd Wigley Mr Dafydd Wigley , Caernarvon 4:02, 17 January 1980

Does the right hon. Gentleman accept that the most difficult time to negotiate a productivity agreement is when markets are collapsing and falling, and that the only way to overcome this at this time is to restrict imports of steel, which will make possible a bigger market and therefore give flexibility to negotiate on greater productivity and a largerwage increase?