§ Mr. Hickmetasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will list the establishments and yards divested by British Shipbuilders since 1979, the nature of the business undertaken in each of the facilities divested and the names of the firms acquiring those facilities.
§ Mr. ButcherThe following companies have been sold by British Shipbuilders since 1979:
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Establishment Nature of Business Purchaser R. Harris and Sons Ltd. Builders C. H. Pearce and Sons Ltd. Henry Robb (LPG) Ltd. Liquid Petroleum Gas Distributors John Mitchell for Oils Ltd. Clark and Standfield Ltd. Dry Dock Designers and Consultants Newshott Holdings Ltd. Thames Services (Felixstowe) Ltd. Shiprepairers Union Cold Storage Blackwall Engineering Ltd. Engineers Energy and Marine Industries Ltd. Tyne Shiprepair Ltd. Shiprepairers Former Management V. O. Offshore Ltd. Designers and Consultants John Brown Engineers and Constructors Scott Lithgow Ltd. Rig Builders Trafalgar House PLC Wallsend Slipway Engineers Ltd. Engineers Marske Machine Co. Ltd. K. and L. Marine Equipment Ltd. Engineers Energy and Marine Industries Ltd. Falmouth Shiprepair Ltd. Shiprepairers Cuehold Ltd. Barclay Curie Ltd. Marine Engineers Mr. J. Wilson and Langham Industries Ltd. Sunderland Forge Ltd. Engineers Energy and Marine Industries Ltd. Brooke Marine Ltd. Warship-builders Former Management In addition the following facilities were sold shortly after closure and were thereafter re-opened by the purchasers:
Establishment Nature of Business Purchaser Robb Caledon (Dundee) Ltd. Shipbuilders Kestrel Marine Ltd. Grangemouth Dockyard Ltd. Shiprepairers Former Management Wolsingham Steel Ltd. Iron Founders Langham Industries Ltd. There have also been numerous sales and leases of land following the closure of yards and other establishments. Some of these yards are now again used for industrial purposes and are providing employment.