§ Mr. Douglasasked the Secretary of State for Defence what is the impact of the current defence review on Rosyth dockyard and naval base in terms of employment and capital investment.
§ Mr. BlakerIt is planned to increase progressively the numbers employed in HM Dockyard Rosyth by about 500 industrials and 100 non-industrials by 1984. There will be some additional capital expenditure but this cannot be accurately quantified at this stage. It is likely to amount to several million pounds spread over the next two or three years. There may also be some impact on other parts of the naval base, particularly in those areas immediately associated with shiprepair. This will not be quantified until detailed planning has been carried out but it is not expected to be very significant.