HC Deb 06 March 1990 vol 168 c617W
83. Mr. Barry Porter

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what plans he has to order further ships for the Royal Navy.

Mr. Neubert

The Government will maintain the properly balanced maritime forces the Royal Navy needs to carry out its tasks. We have plans for sufficient orders to meet that commitment. For further information I refer my hon. Friend to the position that I described to the House in the Navy debate on 5 February,Official Report, columns 654–58.