asked the Secretary of State for Industry if he will publish the official record of the tripartite meeting on 13th December 1974 concerning the HS146 project.

As indicated in my right hon. Friend's statement in the House on 9th December, the Secretary of State held a meeting on the HS146 with the firm and the trades unions concerned on 13th December, which agreed to continue discussion in a tripartite working group. This will eventually advise us on how best to secure the Government objective of keeping options open on this project for the future. It would not be in accordance with accepted practice to make public details of discussions which are still continuing.