HC Deb 23 January 1973 vol 849 c132W
Mr. Cronin

asked the Minister of State for Defence what recent consideration he has given to reducing and finally eliminating the Royal Navy's commitment to the Far East apart from a guardship for Hong Kong.

Mr. Ian Gilmour

Our commitments in the Far East are kept under constant review; we have no plans to depart from the commitments set out in the Statement on the Defence Estimates 1972.