§ Mrs. Fennerasked the Secretary of State for Defence (1) if he is now in a position to announce the publication date of the consultative paper concerned with his review of Her Majesty's dockyards; and if he will ensure that it is available before the House rises for the Summer Recess;
(2) whether he has now finally completed his review of Her Majesty's dockyards; if so, on what date it was completed; and on what date he expects to make a statement on the outcome of the review;
(3) if the consultative paper promised upon his review of Her Majesty's dockyards has yet been prepared;
(4) what period of time he will allocate for consultation, objection and representation when the consultative document concerned with Her Majesty's dockyards is made public.
§ Mr. SpeedOn the question of the publication of the consultative document I have nothing to add to my statement in the House on 19 June and my answer to my hon. Friend at that time.—[Vol. 986, c. 1908–9.]—I can however, give an assurance that, once the document has been issued, adequate time will be allowed for all interested parties to comment on its recommendations before any further action is taken.
§ Mr. Pinkasked the Secretary of State for Defence when he now expects to publish the consultative document on the Royal dockyards.
§ Mr. SpeedI have nothing to add to my statement in the House on 19 June 1980.—[Vol. 986, c. 1908–9.]