§ Mr. Warrenasked the Secretary of State for Industry what is his estimate of the number of jobs which have been lost in the shipbuilding industry in the United Kingdom in each of the last five years due to foreign competition; and what his estimate is of the further loss which will be experienced in 1977.
§ Mr. Les HuckfieldIt is not possible directly to relate employment figures in these industries to the effects of foreign competition nor to forecast these effects during 1977.