HC Deb 19 July 1996 vol 281 cc738-9W
Mr. Spellar

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence when he expects to make an announcement of the order for the landing platform dock replacements for HMS Fearless and HMS Intrepid. [38452]

Mr. Arbuthnot

My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Defence announced on 18 July our decision to place a contract with GEC-Marine to build two replacement landing platform docks.