HC Deb 11 February 1963 vol 671 cc128-9W
48. Mr. Jeger

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food whether he will review the offer of subsidies for trawlers built abroad, in view of the growing unemployment position in British shipyards.

Mr. Scott-Hopkins

No. To restore the former restriction on grants to boats built in the United Kingdom would be inconsistent with our international obligations. In any case no one has yet applied to have a vessel built abroad.