§ 22. Mr. StreeterTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what assessment he has made of the amount of fleet maintenance work available to HM royal dockyards over the next 10 years.
§ Mr. AitkenAs my hon. Friend is aware, fleet maintenance involves work carried out on front line units during operational time and does not include refitting. Little such work is, therefore, undertaken at the royal dockyards. There are no plans to change this arrangement.
§ 23. Mr. Tony BanksTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make it his policy to ban fox hunting in the defence forces.
§ Mr. HanleyAlthough fox hunting is not a recognised sport in any of the three services, certain hunts have licences to hunt over MOD land.