§ Mr. Fernyhoughasked the Secretary of State for Industry how many ship-repairing firms, which were originally included in the Aircraft and Shipbuilding 221W Bill but excluded before it became an Act, have approached him with a view to their being brought within the scope of the present Act.
§ Mr. Les HuckfieldApproaches have been made by three companies about the possible acquisition of their ship-repairing interests. It is also the Government's intention that the three publicly owned ship-repairing companies should be transferred to British Shipbuilders by transferring the ordinary shares of their parent company to the corporation.