§ 24. Mr. Hooleyasked the Secretary of State for Defence what conclusions have been reached by the Hydrographic Strategic Review Body, and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. DuffyAt a meeting last month, the Hydrographic Strategic Review Body took note of work carried out by the Hydrographer of the Navy since its previous meeting of work planned for 1978, and of the survey requirements identified in home waters by the Department of Trade for the period to 1988. It was also noted that sufficient capacity would not be available to meet all these requirements within the desired time scales once essential defence work had been undertaken. This problem is currently under review.