HC Deb 22 March 1983 vol 39 cc359-60W
Mr. Cyril D. Townsend

asked the Secretary of State for Defence when he intends to place a further order for nuclear-powered fleet submarines.

Mr. Ian Stewart

I am pleased to announce that an order for the seventeenth nuclear-powered fleet submarine has been placed with vickers Shipbuilding and Engineering Ltd. This will be the fifth submarine of the Trafalgar class. We intend to invite tenders for a further vessel of this class in the near future.

Scotland in the yars 1978 to 1982, inclusive, for each of the-services, giving a breakdown by careers information office areas.

Mr. Wiggin

The numbers of service men and service women recruited at careers information offices in Scotland are as follows. These figures do not include recruitment of officers and QARNNS.

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