§ Mr. Gordon Wilsonasked the Secretary of State for Industry whether the Robb Caledon shipbuilding yard in Dundee is included in his plans for the nationalisation of shipbuilding.
§ Mr. MeacherThe discussion paper issued in July, setting out the Government's provisional views, suggested that Robb Caledon Shipbuilders Ltd. should be among the companies taken into public ownership.
§ Mr. Gordon Wilsonasked the Secretary of State for Industry up to what size shipbuilding yards will be excluded from nationalisation.
§ Mr. MeacherThe Government's provisional view, stated in the discussion paper issued in July, is that shipbuilding companies employing fewer than approximately 1,000 workers should not come into public ownership.
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§ Mr. John Evansasked the Secretary of State for Industry if he will list in the OFFICIAL REPORT the total amount of orders placed by Her Majesty's Government in each of the last seven years with each of the shipbuilding, ship repairing and marine engineering establishments in the United Kingdom.
§ Mr. MeacherThe disclosure of the value of orders placed with individual companies would be a breach of the confidential relationship between the companies and the purchasing Departments. Readily available information is listed below.
Orders placed by the Ministry of Defence with commercial shipbuilding, shiprepairing and marine engineering establishments classified to SIC minimum list heading 370.
Financial year ending Value of orders in current prices (£m) 1968 … … … 47 1969 … … … 33 1970 … … … 28 1971 … … … 74 1972 … … … 83 1973 … … … 47 1974 … … … 91