§ Captain Kerbyasked the Civil Lord of the Admiralty if he will give the present best operational speed of the landing ships upon which our amphibious forces rely; and if he will make a statement on his plans to replace these 16 to 17-year-old ships.
§ Mr. C. Ian Orr-EwingI cannot usefully enlarge on the answers I gave to my hon. Friend the Member for Haltemprice (Mr. Wall) on 24th February.