Aircraft And Shipbuilding Industries (Compensation) Mr. Grylls asked the Secretary of State for Industry if he will list the names of the firms, the amounts and the dates he made payments of compensation under the Aircraft and Shipbuilding Industries Act; and when he expects final registrations completed and payments made. Mr. Les Huckfield Payments of compensation are made on behalf of the Government by the Bank of England within about two weeks of the announcement of a compensation settlement or of payments on account.The settlements announced to date are as follows: ----------------------------------------------------------- | | ----------------------------------------------------------- |Robb Caledon Shipbuilders Limited | ----------------------------------------------------------- |John G. Kincaid & Company Limited (preference shares)| ----------------------------------------------------------- |Barclay, Curie & Company Limited | ----------------------------------------------------------- |Clelands Shipbuilding Company Ltd. | ----------------------------------------------------------- |The Goole Shipbuilding and Repairing Co. Ltd. | ----------------------------------------------------------- |Swan Hunter Shipbuilders Limited | ----------------------------------------------------------- |Swan Hunter Shipbuilders Limited | ----------------------------------------------------------- |Smith's Dock Company Ltd. | ----------------------------------------------------------- |Swan Hunter Training and Safety Company Limited | ----------------------------------------------------------- |Hawker Siddeley Aviation Limited | ----------------------------------------------------------- |Hawker Siddeley Dynamics Limited | ----------------------------------------------------------- |Austin & Pickersgill Ltd. | ----------------------------------------------------------- |George Clark and NEM Limited | ----------------------------------------------------------- My right hon. Friend announced payments on account on 25 January, 21 April, 18 July and 23 November 1978 in reply to questions by my hon. Friends the Members for Wallsend (Mr. Garrett) and Kingswood (Mr. Walker). The total amounts paid in respect of the companies for which compensation remains to be determined are as follows: ------------------------------------------------- | | ------------------------------------------------- |British Aircraft Corporation (Holdings) Limited| ------------------------------------------------- |Scottish Aviation Limited | ------------------------------------------------- |Brooke Marine Limited | ------------------------------------------------- |Cammell Laird Shipbuilders Limited | ------------------------------------------------- |Hall Russell & Company Ltd. | ------------------------------------------------- |Hawthorn Leslie (Engineers) Ltd. | ------------------------------------------------- |John G. Kincaid & Company Limited | ------------------------------------------------- |Scott Lithgow Limited | ------------------------------------------------- |Scott Lithgow Drydocks Limited | ------------------------------------------------- |Vickers Shipbuilding Group Limited | ------------------------------------------------- |Vosper Thornycroft (UK) Limited | ------------------------------------------------- |Vosper Shiprepairers Limited | ------------------------------------------------- |Yarrow (Shipbuilders) Limited | ------------------------------------------------- |Yarrow (Training) Limited | ------------------------------------------------- I cannot say when the remaining cases will be resolved. One has been referred to arbitration by the stockholders' representative. Negotiations are proceeding in the other outstanding cases and it is not possible to say whether these cases will be settled by negotiation or arbitration.