HC Deb 20 July 1972 vol 841 c146W
Rear-Admiral Morgan-Giles

asked the Minister of State for Defence whether he will undertake design studies for sea control ships for the Royal Navy.

Mr. Kirk

No. As I explained in my answer to my hon. and gallant Friend on 22nd June, the United States sea control ship project has not reached the design stage, while the design of the through-deck cruiser is now well advanced.—[Vol. 839, c.145.]