asked the Secretary of State for Industry if he will give a general direction to the British Steel Corporation to sell steel in the United Kingdom at cost price, to stimulate demand, and thus reduce the incentive to import foreign steel.

No; my right hon. Friend has no power to give such a direction.

asked the Secretary of State for Industry what EEC policies on price fixing, import control and protection of the market for steel are at present being applied to the steel industry in the United Kingdom.

The ECSC decisions listed in the Official Journal of the European Communities Number L114 dated 5th May as amended in Official Journal Number L209 dated 17th August, the Commission Communication on guidance prices published in the Official Journal Number C174 dated 22nd July 1977 and the voluntary guidance on deliveries within the Common Market of selected steel products, communicated periodically to steel producers by the Commission, apply to the steel industry in the United Kingdom.