§ Captain Kerbyasked the Secretary of State for Defence, if the automatic six-inch gun turrets removed from H.M. ships "Tiger" and "Blake" during the course of their conversions to carry helicopters will be retained as reserves for ships of the Tiger class.
§ Captain Kerbyasked the Secretary of State for Defence, to what extent the £2½ million estimated cost of the conversion of H.M.S. "Blake" to carry helicopters has been maintained; and whether he will give the revised figure.
§ Mr. FoleyThe latest assessment of the cost of refitting and converting H.M.S. "Blake" to carry helicopters is about192W £5¾ million compared with the original estimate of £5 million quoted on 29th November 1966.