§ Mr. Clinton Davisasked the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a statement indicating the effect of the recently announced cuts upon the Royal Navy in so far as they apply to the hydrographic service both in terms of ships and manpower.
§ Mr. GoodhartThe future size of the surveying flotilla is one of the issues under study in the light of the conclusions announced in Cmnd. 8288. I am, of course, aware of the civil hydrographic requirement.