Written question asked by Crispin Blunt (Conservative) on Thursday, 13 May 2004, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 25 May 2004. It was answered by Tony Blair (Labour) on Tuesday, 25 May 2004 on behalf of the Prime Minister.

Prime Minister

Question: To ask the Prime Minister, what the name was of the taskforce chaired by Sir Gavin Laird set up by the Government to look for potential buyers for the Govan shipyard; who was on the taskforce; what its terms of reference were; and when it was disbanded.

Answer: Mr. Blunt: To ask the Prime Minister what the name was of the task force chaired by Sir Gavin Laird set up by the Government to look for potential buyers for the Govan shipyard; who was on the task force; what its terms of reference were; and when it was disbanded. [174314] The Prime Minister: The Kvaerner Task Force was set up by Lord Macdonald of Tradeston on 13 April 1999 under the Chairmanship of Sir Gavin Laird to identify potential purchasers of the shipyard at Govan, the engineering business in Clydebank, and for any other facilities subsequently identified for sale in Scotland. The other members of the Kvaerner Task Force were Bill Scott, Malcolm Clark and David Smith. The Task Force was wound up on 14 July 1999.

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