HC Deb 31 March 1983 vol 40 c248W
Mr. Nicholas Winterton

asked the Secretary of State for Industry what proportion of orders for ships from British shipowners are placed with shipbuilders in the United Kingdom.

Mr. Butcher

In 1982, about two thirds of new orders, in terms of gross registered tonnes, for merchant ships—100 gross tonnes and over—for United Kingdom registration were placed in United Kingdom shipyards.