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Part of Schedule 5 – in the House of Commons at 7:38 pm on 15 December 1983.

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Photo of Mr Gerrard Neale Mr Gerrard Neale , North Cornwall 7:38, 15 December 1983

Will the right hon. Gentleman comment on the view put by many manufacturers in this country that they have been uncompetitive overseas in recent years—the right hon. Member described it, I think unintentionally, as if it was an aberration in the trade figures, but it has been going on for a considerable time—because British Telecom was so introverted about what should be used here, and because they as companies depend on a growing, developing and evolving telecommunications market to have saleable products for overseas markets? They say that they have been unable to be competitive in those markets and that at last they have the prospect of competing not only at home but abroad with competitive products.