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Sir David Price
asked the Secretary of State for Industry what is the present state of the order book for British Shipbuilders; and how it compares with one and two years earlier, respectively.
Mr. Butcher
Figures for British Shipbuilders merchant orderbook in compensated gross tons are as follows:
| Gross tons | |
| December 1979 | 589,000 |
| December 1980 | 443,000 |
| February 1982 | 610,000 |