HC Deb 01 July 1971 vol 820 cc177-8W
Rear-Admiral Morgan-Giles

asked the Minister of State for Defence if he will now make a statement on his plans for the future of H.M.S. "Belfast".

Mr. Kirk

Negotiations with the H.M.S. "Belfast" Trust have reached the point at which the Ministry of Defence are prepared to transfer H.M.S. "Belfast" to the Trust for exhibition. A proposal for making the gift will shortly be presented to the House in the form of a Treasury Minute.