Guinness plc

Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Scotland – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 13 May 1987.

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Photo of Mr Dick Douglas Mr Dick Douglas , Dunfermline West 12:00, 13 May 1987

Will the Minister give us some assurance in relation not only to the headquarters of Bell's and other aspects of the Guinness subsidiary being located in Scotland, but the manufacturing base? Some of us have misgivings. We were given assurances by the previous management of Guinness—assurances that can bear no weight. Some hon. Members who have bottling plants in their constituencies are extremely worried about such assurances. What approaches have been made by his right hon. and learned Friend to ensure that not only the headquarters but the productive capacity and throughput of Bell's subsidiary are located in Scotland?