asked the Minister of Supply what organisations have been asked to nominate possible representatives on the proposed Iron and Steel Consumers' Councils.

The following bodies have been invited to submit nominations of possible representatives for the Iron and Steel Consumers' Council to be set up under the Iron and Steel Act, 1949; the Federation of British Industries; the National Union of Manufacturers; the Engineering Industries' Association; the Association of British Chambers of Commerce; the National Association of Iron and Steel Stockholders; the National Federation of Iron and Steel Merchants; the Trades Union Congress. Arrangements are also being made for representation of the other socialised industries as consumers.