HC Deb 06 March 1978 vol 945 cc465-6W
Mr. Skeet

asked the Secretary of State for Industry whether the companies in the private sector which manufacture medium-speed diesel engines have sufficient capacity to supply the requirements of British Shipbuilders at competitive prices.

Mr. Les Huckfield

British Shipbuilders' requirements are determined by the types of engines to be installed in the ships it builds. A number of types of engine currently used in ships are not made by private sector companies in this country.

the House of Commons. Unclassified waste paper is sold for recycling under a contract administered by Her Majesty's Stationery Office. The total weight of unclassified waste paper collected during 1977 amounted to about 200 tonnes.

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