HC Deb 01 December 1987 vol 123 cc566-7W
Mr. Denzil Davies

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what has been the cost of maintaining the Armilla patrol for each year since 1979.

Mr. Ian Stewart

I refer the right hon. Member to the reply I gave to the hon. Member for Halifax (Mrs. Mahon) on 5 November 1987 at column888.

Mr. Denzil Davies

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence which of the vessels on the Armilla patrol are equipped with the Goalkeeper and Phalanx systems.

Mr. Ian Stewart

I refer the right hon. Member to the reply I gave to the hon. Member for Rother Valley (Mr. Barron)on 10 November 1987atcolumn 153. It would not be in the interests of the safety of the fleet to define the specific capabilities of individual ships.

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