§ Mr. Ian Lloydasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry whether he will make an early statement on the recent proposals on the future of the European shipbuilding industry submitted to Her Majesty's Government by the Association of Western European Shipbuilders, the European Economic Community Shipbuilders Linking Committee and the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development.
§ Mr. Anthony GrantNo. The views expressed by the European shipbuilders will be taken into account in our examination of the long-term prospects of the United Kingdom shipbuilding industry and in our discussions with European shipbuilding nations with whom we have close links through the EEC and the OECD.