HC Deb 17 June 1980 vol 986 cc470-1W
28. Mr. Parry

asked the Secretary of State for Defence what Government defence contracts have been awarded to shipyards on Merseyside for shipbuilding and ship repairing during the past year.

Mr. Speed

Since May 1979 the following Royal Navy contracts for refits or major repairs have been placed with Merseyside firms; refit of RFA "Sir Tristram" and repairs to training ship "Dee" with CBS Engineering Limited; refit of ocean survey ship "Hydra" and annual survey and repairs to "Tern" an Army range security vessel, with Ocean Fleets Limited; and conversion to RFAs of "Appleleaf" and "Brambleleaf" with Cammell Laird, which has also done some experimental work on RFA "Tarbatness".