§ Mr. MackinlayTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a statement on his Departments policy on the repair of HMS Tireless and other vessels in that class. [148254]
§ Mr. SpellarI refer my hon. Friend to the answer I gave him on 29 January 2001,Official Report, columns 64–65W. I would also refer my hon. Friend to the reply I gave to the hon. Member for Chingford and Woodford Green (Mr. Duncan Smith) on 19 December 2000, Official Report, column 94W.