§ Mr. BoyesTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will provide figures showing the level of training activity by naval forces from the Portland naval base in each year since 1979.
§ Mr. Archie HamiltonThe information requested is as follows:
Year Total number of ships undertaking training Total ship weeks 1979 61 253 1980 49 181 1981 61 285 1982 87 348 1983 105 363 1984 99 352 1985 99 347 1986 81 294 1987 84 302 1988 74 237 1989 92 332 1990 70 213 1 1991 52 166 1 To date. These figures include the training of foreign warships.