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Mr. Bruce
asked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what is the final date on which he will accept offers to buy the Hall Russell shipyard, Aberdeen; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Butcher
No date has been set. British Shipbuilders was asked to dispose of all its warshipbuilding yards by 31 March 1986. It remains the Government's intention to privatise Hall Russell.