HC Deb 25 October 1971 vol 823 cc253-4W
80. Dame Irene Ward

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will provide Government assistance towards the purchase of modern cranes by British docks, in view of the superior equipment of continental ports such as Rotterdam.

Mr. Eldon Griffiths

Harbour authorities may apply for loans for buying cranes under Section 11 of the Harbours Act, 1964.