§ Mr. Viggersasked the Secretary of State for Defence what will be the precise role to be fulfilled by the dockyard section of Portsmouth naval yard upon completion of the reorganisation envisaged in the defence review.
§ Mr. BlakerWhen Portsmouth dockyard has been reduced, its tasks will be limited to providing engineering support for the rest of the naval base and for other naval establishments in the locality, and the support and emergency dockings of warships based there. It will no longer undertake warship refitting work.