§ Mr. Ian Lloydasked the Minister of Technology, in view of the fact that creditors of Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company Limited have not yet been paid, what instructions have been given by Her Majesty's Government to their nominated director of Fair-fields.
§ Mr. BennThe company in which the Government hold shares and to which it appoints a Director is Fairfield's (Glasgow) Ltd. This is not the same company as the Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Co. Ltd., which is now in liquidation. The Government have no responsbility for the affairs of the latter company and arrangements for paying the creditors of that company are matters for the Receiver and Manager appointed by the Bank of Scotland, or for the Liquidator, as appropriate.