HC Deb 19 December 1974 vol 883 cc563-4W
Mr. Trotter

asked the Secretary of State for Defence what is the number and cost of warship refits in civilian yards in each of the last five years.

Mr. Judd

Details of warship refits carried out in commercial yards in the United Kingdom during the last five years are as follows:

1970 Nil.
1971 One patrol submarine (completed 1973).
Cost £3.0 million.
1972 Nil.
1973 6 Coastal Minesweepers.
Total cost £068 million.
1974 Nil.