§ Sir Alex Fletcherasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how much support from public funds of all kinds has been made available to the shipbuilding industry since fiscal year 1978–79.
§ Mr. Butcher[pursuant to his reply, 12 March 1987, c.517]: Direct and indirect support for shipbuilding in the United Kingdom between 1 April 1978 and 31 December 1986 has exceeded £2,300 million.
§ Sir Alex Fletcherasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how much support from public funds of all kinds has been made available to the steel industry since the fiscal year 1978–79.
§ Mr. Butcher[pursuant to his reply, 2 March 1987, c. 517]: An estimated total of £5,585 million has been made available to the United Kingdom steel industry from public funds since the beginning of the fiscal year 1979–80.