§ Mr. Trotterasked the Secretary of State for Defence whether the facilities to be provided at Diego Garcia will include a dry dock and dockyard facilities on a scale comparable with those at present available to the Royal Navy at Simonstown.
§ Mr. Peter Walkerasked the Secretary of State for Defence what is the maximum investment he intends to make in the expansion of the facilities on the island of Diego Garcia.
§ Mr. William RodgersThe costs of the proposed modest expansion of the facilities on the island of Diego Garcia mentioned by the Secretary of State for Defence on 3rd December—[Vol. 882, c. 1354.]—would be funded by the United States Government.