HC Deb 20 March 1979 vol 964 cc557-8W
Mr. Trotter

asked the Secretary of State for Industry whether, having regard to the revelation of British Shipbuilders in its newsletter"Shipbuilding News"that on average over three hours of each eight-hour day are lost due to such matters as 47 minutes a day per man lost in arriving late and finishing early, and having regard to the large sums of public House of Commons Paper No. 138, 1977–78, class IV, Vote 7.

Mr. Les Huckfield

The Department's shareholding in the companies referred to is still as listed in the House of Commons Paper No. 138, 1977–78, class IV, Vote 7. The dates on which the shares were acquired are as follows:

money being spent in the industry, he will reveal the corporation's plans for future productivity contained in the corporate report submitted to him.

Mr. Kaufman

British Shipbuilders, in co-operation with the CSEU, in endeavouring to improve productivity by such measures as the joint monitoring of contracts, the quantification of present efficiency levels, the introduction of best working practices, and self-financing productivity deals. The productivity targets in the corporate plan are commercially confidential.