§ Dr. GodmanTo ask the President of the Board of Trade when he last discussed with his ministerial counterparts from other member states of the European Community the question of the seventh directive on the shipbuilding intervention fund being succeeded by an eighth directive based upon similar criteria to those which underpin the former; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. HeseltineOn 4 May the Industry Council agreed in principle to extend the seventh directive for 12 months after it expires on 31 December 1993.