§ Mr. Trotterasked the Secretary of State for Defence whether it is still his intention that four escorts will be ordered to replace HMS "Coventry", HMS "Sheffield" and the two frigates sunk in the South Atlantic in addition to those ships which it was already intended to order.
§ Mr. Pattie:I have nothing to add to the reply of my hon. Friend the Minister of State for the Armed Forces to my hon. Friend the Member for Haltemprice (Sir P. Wall) of 18 October.—[Vol 29, c. 48.]