HC Deb 11 December 1987 vol 124 c313W
Mr. Wilkinson

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what plans he has to replace the type 42 destroyer in service with the Royal Navy; and whether he will make a statement on the type of vessel and time scale of such a replacement.

Mr. Sainsbury

The type 42 will still be in service into the next century. No decisions have yet been taken on a replacement.