§ Mr. Leeasked the Secretary of State for Industry if he will undertake to resist any attempts by the Common Market to reduce United Kingdom Government aid to the shipbuilding industry under the provisions of articles 92 to 94 of the Treaty of Rome.
§ Mr. Les HuckfieldIt is the intention of the Government to continue to provide assistance to the shipbuilding industry. The EEC Fourth Directive on aids to shipbuilding, whose adoption on 4th April 1978 was supported by the United Kingdom Government, provides the framework within which such assistance may be given.