§ Mr. Dalyellasked the Secretary of State for Defence how much money has been spent each year, individually, on H.M. aircraft carrier "Leviathan", including the costs of design and construction.
§ Mr. Mason:Following are the figures:
£ 1942 to 1953–54 1,665,204 1954–55 4,205 1955–56 23,854 1956–57 5,422 1957–58 3,218 1958–59 1,259 1959–60 13,079 1960–61 11,444 1961–62 5,290 1962–63 17,140 1963–64 835 Less Credit for Material Issues £6,156 1964–65 68 Less Credit for Material Issues £949 1965–66 97 1966–67 4,460 Net £1,748,470 Details of design costs and annual expenditure before 1954–55 cannot be provided without disproportionate effort.
§ Mr. Dalyellasked the Secretary of State for Defence, what proposals he has for the future of H.M. aircraft carrier "Leviathan".
§ Mr. Mason:As I told the hon. Member for Gosport and Fareham (Dr. Bennett) on 25th October, 1967, "Leviathan" will be scrapped this spring unless a firm and 602W acceptable offer is made for her. To date, I have not received one.—[Vol. 751; c. 483.]