§ Mr. Millanasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many staff he intends to recruit from outside for the Industrial Development Executive, and how many of these will be recruited from the Executive Office in Scotland.
§ Mr. ChatawayThe appointments of Mr. Lawrence Tindale as Director of Industrial Development and of Mr. Dennis Kirby as Industrial Director for Scotland were announced on 22nd March and 12th May, respectively. Other appointments will be announced shortly but the final numbers have not yet been determined.
1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 Country of build Thousand gross tons United Kingdom … … … 1,470 2,948 3,454 3,522 2,602 Belgium … … … … 356 — 549 96 111 Denmark … … … … — 476 — 896 1,064 France … … … … 5 97 215 588 1,020 Germany … … … … 943 1,116 697 721 499 Japan … … … … 1,944 2,005 2,395 3,222 2,964 Netherlands … … … 58 384 378 927 663 Norway … … … … 66 167 386 532 693 Spain … … … … — 21 53 593 632 Sweden … … … … 186 400 1,024 1,744 1,150 Others … … … … 31 55 154 219 148 Total orders for United Kingdom registration … … … 5,100 7,668 9,303 13,061 11,546