§ Mr. Viggersasked the Secretary of State for Defence whether the BH7 hovercraft will be retained in Royal Navy service for further trials.
§ Mr. Ian StewartIt has been decided that the BH7 hovercraft should be run on in the first instance until the end of October this year for further trials in the mine counter-measures role. Her longer term future will be considered in the light of these further trials, which it is hoped will assist in evaluating the possible use of hovercraft for fast exploratory operations.