§ Mr. Geraint Howellsasked the Secretary of State for Industry if he can now say when he proposes to publish the White Paper on the public ownership of the ship repairing industry.
§ Mr. BeanI shall make a statement to Parliament as soon as possible on the Government's proposals.
§ Mr. Geraint Howellsasked the Secretary of State for Industry how many firms in the ship repairing industry have applied for financial aid to the latest available date.
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§ Mr. MeacherTo date three companies engaged wholly or mainly in ship repairing have made application for financial aid.
§ Mr. Geraint Howellsasked the Secretary of State for Industry how many ship repairing firms there are in Wales.
§ Mr. MeacherThere is one major ship repairing group, and five other companies wholly or partly engaged in ship repairing, in Wales. There are also a number of small firms which are engaged in general engineering and some ship repairing activities.