§ Mr. Tim Rentonasked the Secretary of State for Industry whether he will make a statement on the progress of the British shipbuilding industry since nationalisation.
§ Mr. Les HuckfieldWhile much remains to be done, over a prolonged period, to put right the situation inherited from private ownership, the formation of British Shipbuilders has strengthened the industry in facing the severe problems arising from the continuing world-wide shipbuilding recession.