HC Deb 28 January 1993 vol 217 c813W
Mr. Cousins

To ask the President of the Board of Trade which British shipyards and dockyards have the physical layout and capacity to build a ship of 70,000 gross registered tonnes and above.

Mr. Sainsbury

Depending on the specification and dimensions, a vessel of 70,000grt and above could be built by Cammell Laird Shipbuilders Limited, Birkenhead, Harland & Wolff Shipbuilding and Heavy Industries Limited, Belfast, Swan Hunter Shipbuilders Limited, Newcastle Upon Tyne and Vickers Shipbuilding and Engineering Limited, Barrow in Furness.