§ Mr. Gryllss asked the Secretary of State for Industry if he will update the information given in his Written Answer to the hon. Member for Surrey, North-West Official Report, 13th February, c. 50–55, on shareholdings of the National Enterprise Board, on 1st March 1978.
§ Mr. Les HuckfieldThe reply which I gave the hon. Member on 13th February requires to be supplemented or amended as follows:
§ Mr. Skeetasked the Secretary of State for Industry whether the report of the Tripartite Sector Working Party under the National Economic Development Office recommended that British Shipbuilders should support the existing United Kingdom medium-speed diesel engine manufacturing industry in the private sector and not compete with it and what was his response to that recommendation.
§ Mr. Les HuckfieldA recommendation on this matter was included among those made by the Industrial Engines Sector Working Party in a recent report to the 467W NEDC. The Government are studying that report.