asked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will give an assurance that the British Steel Corporation's general proposals for expansion and/or modernisation in Wales will not be affected by the Government's plans for public expenditure published recently; and if he will make a statement.

I would refer the hon. Member to the answers I gave to the hon. Member for Rutherglen (Mr. Gregor Mackenzie) on 10th November and the hon. Member for The Hartlepools (Mr. Leadbetter) on 12th November.—[Vol. 806, c. 115 and 247.]