Mr. Edward M. Taylorasked the Minister of Technology (1) what was the value of new building contracts on the order books of British and Scottish shipyards, respectively, at the most recent date for which figures are available; and what were the comparable figures in the same month of each of the previous three years;
(2) what was the value of contracts for new building obtained by British and Scottish shipyards, respectively, in the first six months of 1967; and what were the comparable figures for the first six months of each of the previous three years.
§ Mr. BennThe figures are as follows:
New contracts placed January-June £ millions 1964 1965 1966 1967 United Kingdom Yards 98 117 58 68* Scottish Yards Not available 47 20 17* Contracts on hand at 30th June £ millions 1964 1965 1966 1967 United Kingdom Yards 536 487 565 511* Scottish Yards 141 192 163 145* * Estimates. Final figures are not yet available.