HMS "Invincible"

Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Defence – in the House of Commons am 12:00 am ar 27 Gorffennaf 1982.

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Photo of Mr Patrick Duffy Mr Patrick Duffy , Sheffield, Attercliffe 12:00, 27 Gorffennaf 1982

Will the Secretary of State confirm that three aircraft carriers will be in service until HMS "Ark Royal" becomes available in 1985? Has he yet estimated the effect of the announcement to retain HMS "Invincible" on the planned capacity at Portsmouth dockyard and on the number of redundancies among not only dockyard but naval personnel?