HC Deb 24 January 1995 vol 253 c141W
Mr. Nicholas Brown

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what was the size of the shipbuilding industry in Northern Ireland in 1979; and what it is now.

Mr. Ancram

In 1979, Harland and Wolff had a recorded turnover of £67.3 million. The company was privatised in 1989 and turnover in 1993 was £103 million.