§ 14. Mr. Gowerasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty which of Her Majesty's Ships will visit Welsh ports during 1959; and if he will give details of these ships.
§ Mr. Orr-EwingThe full programme of visits by Her Majesty's ships to ports in the United Kingdom this year is now under consideration. A number of visits to Welsh ports are being arranged, and I will let my hon. Friend have the details as soon as they are available.
§ Mr. GowerDoes my hon. Friend appreciate that most of these towns make preparations to receive and entertain officers and men of these ships, and that it is helpful to them to have this information as early as possible in the year? Has he no details?
§ Mr. Orr-EwingThe hospitality which my hon. Friend has mentioned is very welcome to the Fleet. The only details I can give at the moment are: Two coastal minesweepers will be visiting Cardiff from 21st to 24th March; five coastal minesweepers will go to Fishguard from 27th to 30th March; and two submarines will go to Cardiff from 29th May to 1st June. I will circulate the names in the OFFICIAL REPORT.
§ Following are the names:
§ Details of the visits so far arranged are:—
| Ships | Type | Port | Dates | ||
| H.M.S. SHERATON | … | … | Coastal minesweepers | Cardiff | 21st-24th March |
| H.M.S. BOSSINGTON | … | … | |||
| H.M.S. SHERATON | … | … | Coastal minesweepers | Fishguard | 27th-30th March |
| H.M.S. BOSSINGTON | … | … | |||
| H.M.S. VENTURER | … | … | |||
| H.M.S. MERSEY | … | … | |||
| H.M.S. ST. DAVID | … | … | |||
| H.M.S. ALARIC | … | … | Submarines | Cardiff | 29th May-1st June |
| H.M.S. SCORCHER | … | … |