§ Mr. Trotterasked the Secretary of State for Defence whether he will now order new Royal Fleet Auxiliary tankers so that the Royal Navy may be assured of adequate fleet support in the years ahead; and what plans he has to order Royal Fleet Auxiliaries from the Tyne-side yards of British Shipbuilders.
§ Mr. DuffyInvitations to tender for RFA support tankers have already been issued to a number of shipbuilders, including Swan Hunter Shipbuilders Ltd., with the expectation of placing an order for two vessels in mid-1979.