§ 89. Mr. Watkinsonasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty how many Hunt class destroyers are now being converted for high speed anti-submarine duties; and how many will be converted under the reconstruction programme.
§ Mr. CallaghanNone. My noble Friend's policy is to convert Fleet destroyers as they are larger, faster and more suitable for this purpose.
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§ Mr. CallaghanIt will perhaps be most convenient to the House if I give the reply in a form comparable with that used by my noble Friend in the Explanatory Statement of the Navy Estimates 1950–51—Command 7897—and I give a table below.