§ Mr. Home RobertsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence if, pursuant to his answers of 7 November,Official Report, column 252, he will indicate the implications of the refit of HMS Itchen referred to therein for the availability of sea training facilities at HMS Wessex.
§ Mr. Archie HamiltonDuring the refit of HMS Itchen, reservists' requirements for training at sea can be satisfied by using a mine sweeper fleet vessel allocated to another sea training centre. In addition, even when a ship is in refit some opportunities for training on that ship will still exist.