§ 108. Mr. Wingfield Digbyasked the Secretary of State for Defence what representations he has received in favour of scrapping the aircraft carrier programme; and what replies he has made.
§ Mr. HealeyI think that the hon. Gentleman will be aware, from questions and debates on defence in this House, that more than one view is held about the need for aircraft carriers. As I have previously indicated, this is an extremely complex subject, to which considerable study has been devoted in the course of the defence review. The results of this study will be published very shortly.