§ Mr. Dobsonasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many orders for ships have been placed with Harland and Wolff by Sealink Ltd, or its predecessors, European Ferries and Townsend Thoresen respectively in the last 10 years.
§ Mr. Giles Shaw[pursuant to his reply, 26 June 1980, c. 284]: In the 10 years since June 1970 Sealink Ltd. has ordered four passenger-car ferries from Harland and Wolff Ltd.
Neither European Ferries nor Townsend Thoresen placed orders with Harland and Wolff during the period.