HC Deb 03 December 1981 vol 14 c196W
17. Mr. Parry

asked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will make a statement on contacts between his Department and potential operators of the Liverpool to Belfast ferry route.

Mr. David Mitchell

Further to my right hon. Friend's statement on 11 November—[Vol. 12, c. 537–42.]—my Department has remained in close touch with the potential new operators on the basis of strict commercial confidence. I hope that the present industrial dispute between P & O and the unions will not frighten away the potential new operators.

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