§ Mr. AllasonTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will delay the scrapping of HMS Arethusa and HMS Euryalus while HMS Penelope and HMS Southampton are out of action.
§ Mr. SainsburyThe repair of HMS Penelope is expected to be completed before the disposal of Arethusa and Euryalus. As to Southampton, I refer my hon. Friend to the answer I gave to the hon. Member for Newcastle-upon-Tyne, East (Mr. Brown) on 10 January 1989 at column675.