33. Mr. Edward M. Taylorasked the Minister of Technology what progress has been made by the Shipbuilding Industry Board in promoting mergers and the reorganisation of shipyards; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. DellThe Shipbuilding Industry Board is co-operating with firms in the industry in planning shipbuilding groups, and in recent weeks two working parties have been set up, one by five firms on the Upper Clyde and the other by five firms on the Wear.