§ Lord Kennetasked Her Majesty's Government:
On what grounds it has been decided to continue the use of the word "Royal" in connection with the former Royal Ordnance Factories, given that they are no longer to be associated with the Crown.
§ The Minister of State for Defence Procurement (Lord Trefgarne)It is not the practice to give the detailed grounds on which Her Majesty in individual cases and on the advice of Her Ministers gives Her approval to the use of the royal prefix.