HL Deb 25 July 1991 vol 531 c70WA
Lord Chalfont

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether they will confirm that the Royal Navy's three-ship patrol vessel squadron and its base will remain in service until Hong Kong is handed over to the People's Republic of China in 1997.

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Ministry of Defence (The Earl of Arran)

I will write to the noble Lord.