§ Mr. Gareth WardellTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) if he will make a statement on the future viability of the Royal Naval Reserve;
(2) if he will make it his policy that the Royal Naval Reserve will continue to have a seagoing role.
§ Mr. Archie HamiltonI refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave my hon. Friend the Member for Tynemouth (Mr. Trotter) on 13 November 1992 at column1007–08.