HMS Vanguard (Hansard, 23 November 1994)

HC Deb 23 November 1994 vol 250 c147W 147W

§ Mr. Simpson
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a statement on his Department's progress towards achieving HMS Vanguard's first patrol.by the end of December.

§ Mr. Freeman
HMS Vanguard remains on course to start her first operational patrol around the turn of the year.

§ Mr. Simpson
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a statement of reported problems with HMS Vanguard's reactor.

§ Mr. Freeman
It is not our practice to comment on the material state of individual submarines.