§ Dr. Godmanasked the Secretary of State for Defence whether it is his intention to transfer submarine refits and other Royal Navy repair work to British Shipbuilders and private shipyards.
§ Mr. LeeI refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave to my hon. Friend the Member for Gainsborough and Horncastle (Mr. Leigh) on 29 November 1983.—[Vol. 49, c.481–82.] Our consideration of the scope for introducing competition into warship refitting including conventional submarines is continuing.