HC Deb 16 April 1986 vol 95 c411W
25. Mr. Clay

asked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry when he next plans to met the chairman of British Shipbuilders to discuss the future of shipbuilding on the river Wear; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Peter Morrison

My right hon. Friend met the chairman-designate of British Shipbuilders, Mr. Phillip Hares, on Thursday 10 April. They had a wide-ranging discussion of the problems facing shipbuilding throughout the United Kingdom and the world as a whole.