§ 8. Mr. Douglasasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will make a statement on his Department's assessment of the number of United Kingdom shipyards capable of building liquefied natural gas carriers.
§ Mr. Anthony GrantThe technical capabilities of individual shipbuilding companies are a commercial matter. However, two companies, Harland & Wolff and Vickers Limited, have each built a liquid natural gas carrier of 26,000 cubic metre capacity.