§ Mr. Douglasasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will make a statement on the present position of recruitment of personnel to the United Kingdom shipping industry, with particular regard to electrical and marine engineers.
§ Mr. Michael HeseltineWhile this is primarily a matter for the industry itself, I understand that there is a considerable shortage of certificated engineer officers and some demand for well-qualified electrical engineers with experience of heavy installations, well-qualified junior engineer officers, junior deck officers and able seamen.