HC Deb 25 May 1993 vol 225 c510W
Mr. Hew Smith

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence which ports are used by his Department for shipping abroad armaments and explosives.

Mr. Archie Hamilton

For routine movements the Department uses the ports or Marchwood military port, Ridham, Liverpool, Felixstowe, Poole, Hull and Colchester. During the Gulf crisis, the ports of Southampton, RNAD Crombie, Cliffe Jetty (River Thames) and Newport were also used. Cliffe Jetty and Newport are routinely used for movement of United States forces equipment, the arrangements for which are made by my Department.