§ Mr. Milneasked the Minister of Technology what were the numbers employed on naval and merchant shipbuilding in North-East shipyards at the latest available date and the figures for the same period in 1963, 1964 and 1965.
§ Mr. BennFollowing is the information from the Ministry of Labour, Northern Region, which includes the North-East shipyards:
§ Mr. BennThe Geddes Report put the onus for planning shipbuilding groups on the companies concerned with the assistance of the Shipbuilding Industry Board. The initial discussions must be on a confidential basis, but I understand that some useful progress has been made in this difficult but necessary task.