HC Deb 16 July 1986 vol 101 cc535-6W
49. Mr. Coombs

the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will make a statement on his chairmanship of the EUREKA inter-ministerial conference on 30 June.

55. Mr. Forth

asked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will make a statement on the outcome of the EUREKA ministerial meeting in London on 30 June.

Builder and type of vessel Date reported Gross tonnage Completion date
Bolson & Son
Launch May 1985 146 May 1985
Yacht October 1985 259 October 1985
Passenger July 1985 259 July 1985
Campbeltown Shipyard
Seiner Trawler June 1985 220 May 1986
Seiner Trawler October 1985 220 July 1986
Seiner Trawler October 1985 220 November 1986
Seiner Trawler May 1986 220 February 1987
Cochrane (Goole)
Oil Rig Supply Vessel February 1985 1,599 April 1986
Oil Rig Supply Vessel April 1985 1,599 July 1986
Cochrane (Selby)
Cargo February 1985 799 March 1986
Oil Rig Supply Vessel April 1985 1,599 June 1986
Passenger/Vehicle Ferry December 1985 3,000 February 1987
J. W. Cook & Co. S. P. Grab Hopper Dredger June 1985 200 August 1986
Cygnus Marine Trawler March 1985 170 July 1986

Mr. Channon

At the third EUREKA ministerial conference on 30 June, Ministers from 18 European countries and a member of the Commission of the European Communities welcomed the accelerating momentum of EUREKA. They announced 62 new EUREKA projects over and above the 10 announced at the second ministerial conference in November 1985, and agreed to set up a small independent secretariat in Brussels under M. Xavier Fels who will serve on secondment from the French Government.

In addition they endorsed procedures for work in EUREKA on collaborative projects and emphasised the need to identify appropiate measures to remove market obstacles to the success of EUREKA projects. They took note of continuing work in EUREKA to encourage management development on a Europewide basis, and on the possible provision of a clearing house for information on sources of venture capital for EUREKA projects.

Iceland, as the last remaining member of EFTA, became a member of EUREKA. The EUREKA chairmanship has now been passed to Sweden.