HC Deb 14 June 1989 vol 154 cc476-7W
Ms. Short

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list the Royal Navy ships which have been granted honorary freedom of their affiliated towns or cities.

Mr. Archie Hamilton

Many Royal Navy ships have been granted honorary freedom of their affiliated towns or cities. However, no comprehensive list of such ships is held centrally and one could only be obtained at disproportionate cost and effort.

Ms. Short

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what links each of the following Royal Navy ships have, or are expected to have with towns or cities in the United Kingdom: (1) HMS Cornwall, (2) HMS Cumberland, (3) HMS Campbeltown, (4) HMS Chatham, (5) HMS Norfolk, (6) HMS Marlborough, (7) HMS Argyll, (8) HMS Lancaster, (9) HMS Vanguard, (10) HMS Victorious, (11) HMS Vengeance, (12) HMS Venerable, (13) RFA Fort Grange, (14) RFA Fort Austin, (15) RFA Resource, (16) RFA Regent, (17) HMS Trafalgar, (18) HMS Turbulent, (19) HMS Tireless, (20) HMS Torbay, (21) HMS Trenchant, (22) HMS Talent, (23) HMS Triumph, (24) HMS Swiftsure, (25) HMS Sovereign, (26) HMS Superb, (27) HMS Sceptre, (28) HMS Spartan, (29) HMS Splendid, (30) HMS Churchill, (31) HMS Courageous, (32) HMS Conqueror, (33) HMS Valiant, and (34) HMS Warspite.

Mr. Archie Hamilton

The ship to town/city links are as follows:

Ship Town
HMS Cumberland Cumbria
HMS Campbeltown Campbeltown
HMS Chatham Medway
HMS Trafalgar Lancaster
HMS Turbulent Warrington
HMS Tireless Rugby
HMS Torbay Torbay
HMS Trenchant Shrewsbury
HMS Swiftsure Southport
HMS Sovereign Derby
HMS Superb Stafford

Ship Town
HMS Sceptre Wigan
HMS Spartan Rothesay
HMS Spendid Plymouth
HMS Churchill Redbridge
HMS Courageous Preston
HMS Conqueror Congleton
HMS Valiant Scarborough
HMS Warspite Hereford

Royal Fleet Auxiliaries are not affiliated to towns or cities. Most of the remaining vessels are under construction and as yet have no affiliation.