§ Mr. Burdenasked the Secretary of State for Defence how many new frigates will be in commission by mid-1977; and how many nuclear propelled vessels will be in commission by the end of 1979, and how many will be submarines.
§ Mr. DuffyIt is not the practice to disclose details of the ship programme beyond the current financial year, Frigates 271W of the new Type 21 class and nuclear powered submarines in service or due to enter service in the current financial year are listed in the 1976 Defence White Paper (Cmnd. 6432 Annex D Serials 3 and 7.)
§ Dr. John A. Cunninghamasked the Secretary of State for Defence whether he will place a further warship order with Vickers (Shipbuilding Group Limited) at Barrow in Furness, Cumbria.
§ Mr. William RodgersAn order for the sixth "Swiftsure" class nuclear-powered fleet submarine was placed with the firm today.