§ Mr. Gryllsasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what is the policy of Her Majesty's Government towards the continued operations in the Chatham dockyard of ship repairing industries.
§ Mr. ButcherThe local authorities will now be considering English Estates proposals for the redevelopment of this site. In so doing, they will be expressing the local view on the future of the ship repairing industry there. Her Majesty's Government do not seek to intervene in this process.