§ Mr. Gryllsasked the Secretary of State for Industry what was the number of employees in the merchant shipyards, the number of employees in the Naval shipyards, and the number of employees in mixed merchant and Naval shipyards in the years 1977, 1978, 1979 and to date.
§ Mr. Michael MarshallThe following is the available information:
Numbers Employed in United Kingdom Shipyards 1977 July 1978 June 1979 March 1980 March '000 '000 '000 '000 Merchant Shipyards 28 27 25 21 Naval Shipyards 21 20 20 20 Mixed Merchant and Naval Shipyards 28 27 26 23 Sources: British Shipbuilders
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