§ Mr. Gordon Brownasked the Secretary of State for Defence how many of the commercial firms approached by Mr. Peter Levene about their possible interest in an agency management scheme for the royal dockyards are foreign-owned.
§ Mr. LeeThe companies approached by Mr. Levene were all established firms in the United Kingdom. Some of them, however, as large and successful companies,410W have international links. The Government accept the need for appropriate safeguards against foreign control should proposals involving commercial management of the royal dockyards be developed.