Mr. O'NeillTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to his oral statement of 13 February,Official Report, column 1142, how much money will be spent in each of the next five years on the replacement programmes for HMS Fearless and Intrepid; and in which year these new vessels will come into service.
§ Mr. Alan ClarkIt is not our practice to publish details of our future expenditure plans on a year-to-year basis. The planned in-service date for these vessels is 1999 for the first ship and 2001 for the second.