§ Mrs. Angela KnightTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence when tenders for the proposed sale of the royal dockyards will be sought.
§ Mr. AitkenMy Department has today invited tenders from industry for the proposed sale of the royal dockyards at Devonport and Rosyth. A memorandum of information has been issued to the trade unions, and I am arranging for copies of this to be placed in the Library of the House.