HC Deb 25 November 1987 vol 123 cc218-9W
Mr. Kirkwood

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster if he will make a statement on the current state of the shipbuilding industry in Scotland.

Mr. Atkins

Yarrow Shipbuilders Ltd and the British Shipbuilders yards in Scotland all have substantial orders.

Scott Lithgow Ltd, transferred to the private sector as a rig builder, is presently completing the Ocean Alliance rig for Britoil plc. Other, smaller, yards have or are seeking orders for fishing boats, naval and merchant ships and ship conversion and repair work.