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18.
Mr. Dalyell
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will make a statement on his assessment of the United Kingdom's need for high-integrity founding plants such as that at the Atlas steel works at Armadale, West Lothian.
Mr. Douglas Hogg
High integrity castings are of crucial importance to customer industries which depend upon a high quality and high performance product. British foundries can expect to achieve a share of that market if they can satisfy customers on price, delivery and quality.