§ Mr. Trotterasked the Secretary of State for Industry for what activities other than shipbuilding, ship repairing and marine
Company Principal Business Number of employees Appledore Constructions Ltd. … … No longer trading … … … … — Seemark Switches Ltd. … … … No longer trading … … … … — R. Harris & Son (Builders) Ltd. … Building and contracting … … … 270 R. Harris & Son (Concrete) Ltd. … Now merged with Devon Concrete Works Ltd. — R. Harris & Son (Plant Hire) Ltd. … Lorry hire and maintenance … … 10 Devon Concrete Works Ltd. … … Pre-cast concrete blocks … … … 80 Warethorn Properties Ltd. … … Now merged with R. Harris & Son (Builders) Ltd. — Lintsgress Ltd. … … … … Investment company … … … — K & L Marine Equipment Ltd. … … Hydraulic engineering … … … 130 North East Coast Contractors Ltd. … Building and civil engineering contractors 10 Sunderland Magnetic Ltd. … … Computer bureau and printing services … 40 The Sunderland Forge & Engineering Co. Ltd. Shipbuilding and engineering products … 660 Wolsingham Steel Co. Ltd. … … Steel castings … … … … 410
I expect these companies will continue to trade commercially as "going concerns".
§ Mr. Trotterasked the Secretary of State for Industry by what means public control is being exercised over the management of the former Court Line activities which are nationalised; and what procedure exists for the monitoring of plans and performance.
§ Mr. MeacherThe relationship between my Department and the former Court Line shipbuilding companies was defined in formal letters to them dated 19th September 1974. The companies accepted the terms of these letters. My Department receives regular financial and production information to enable it to monitor progress. This is supplemented by frequent meetings between officials and representatives of the various companies.
§ Mr. Trotterasked the Secretary of State for Industry how many of the main board directors of the Court Line holding company at the time of its collapse are now publicly employed following the nationalisation of part of the group's activities.
140Wengineering he is responsible as a result of the nationalisation of part of the Court Line group; how many employees are engaged in such activities; and what are his plans for the future of those activities
§ Mr. MeacherThe following companies, which are not directly involved in shipbuilding, ship repairing and marine engineering but which are subsidiaries of such companies, were acquired from the former Court Line Group and are now my responsibility:
§ Mr. MeacherThe five members of the main board of Court Line Ltd. who were also directors of Court Line's shipbuilding and ship repairing interests continue to be employed at Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd., Sunderland Shipbuilders Ltd., and North East Coast Shiprepairers Ltd.
§ Mr. Trotterasked the Secretary of State for Industry what changes have been made in the management of the former Court Line shipbuilding and repairing activities following its nationalisation.
§ Mr. MeacherAt the time the former shipbuilding and ship-repairing activities of Court Line were brought into public ownership, resignations were received from those non-executive directors of the three main companies who did not hold executive directorships in other companies acquired. Three of the shipbuilding directors also resigned from the board of North East Coast Shiprepairers Ltd., whose board was strengthened by two internal promotions.