§ Mr. Viggersasked the Secretary of State for Defence whether he will make a statement on the future of the naval hovercraft trials unit at Lee-on-Solent.
§ Mr. PattieThe naval hovercraft trials unit will be run down over the next few months preparatory to its disbandment in October. The Royal Navy has learned as much as the current state of equipment technology permits about military roles for hovercraft; but hovercraft will continue to be considered against future naval requirements. It is planned to run on the unit's BH 7 hovercraft after the closure of the unit in order to assist the British Hovercraft Corporation's drive to sell these craft overseas.