§ Mr. William Hamiltonasked the Minister of State for Defence why there is no detailed information in the Defence Estimates published on 16th February, 1971 concerning H.M.S. the Royal Yacht "Britannia"; and whether he will publish in the OFFICIAL REPORT the figures of current and capital costs for this vessel over each of the last eight years, including the cost of refits.
§ Mr. KirkThe information given in the Defence Estimates about individual ships follows the practice of previous years. The costs of H.M.Y. "Britannia" for each of the last eight years are as follows:
Financial Year Costs (including refits) £ 1963–64 … 366,700 1964–65 … 713,700 1965–66 … 475,900 1966–67 … 490,300 1967–68 … 664,800 1968–69 … 518,200 1969–70 … 943,500 1970–71 (estimated) … 757,300