Frigates and Destroyers (Hansard, 9 May 1989)

§ 54. Mr. Martlew
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a further statement about!the procurement of frigates and destroyers for the Royal Navy.

59. Mr. Ted Garrett
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a further statement about the procurement of frigates and destroyers for the Royal Navy.

§ 71. Mr. Caborn
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a further statement about the procurement of frigates and destroyers for the Royal Navy.

§ 79. Mr. Steinberg
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a further statement about the procurement of frigates and destroyers for the Royal Navy.

§ Mr. Sainsbury
The Government remain committed to maintain a force of about 50 destroyers and frigates and has plans for sufficient new orders to achieve this target. I refer the hon. Members to the answer I gave on 28 April 1989 at column686 of the Official Report for details of the recent invitation to tender for further type 23 frigates.