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The Nimrod long-range maritime reconnaissance force of the Royal Air Force provides flying effort equivalent to that of four aircraft at current flying rates; and one Royal Navy Sea Devon aircraft is used as necessary.
Land-based and ship-borne military helicopters are available when needed but none is assigned solely to âshery protection duties.
Other resources of the Royal Navy and the Royal Air Force can be made avail- able as required. .
Gibraltar (Industrial Dispute)
Mr. Frank Allaun asked the Secretary of State for Defence what response he will make to the initiatives of the Civil and Public Services Association to end the lockout of 300 of its members employed by the Ministry of Defence in. Gibraltar, and its proposals to settle the pay dispute there.
Dr. Gilbert: I am meeting representa- tives of the Civil and Public Services Association (CPSA) today to discuss pro- posals that I am putting forward for ending the dispute. I should explain that' there is no question of those involved in
e: the dispute being locked out. They were suspended from pay for refusing to work. normally for several weeks and are free and welcome to return to normal work- ing at any time..
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Africa and also to discontinue the pro- vision of licences under which weapons or components in weapons are factured there.
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Dr. Gilbert: I shall reply to my hon. Friend shortly.
Expenditure
Mr. Nicholas Winterton asked the Secretary of State for Defence when he expects to be able to provide a detailed breakdown of the cuts to be made in defence expenditure. -
Mr. Mulley: Final details of the mea-
to meet the savings : sures necessary required for the next financial year 1977- . 78 are still being worked out. However, we have already decided to forego im-, provements to the Ikara anti-submarine missile system. The Australian authori- ties have been informed.
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FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH AFFAIRS
avo. Hong Kong (Airport) dalą be "Mr. Parry asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement on the pro- posed new airport in Hong Kong.
Mr. Luard: No decision has yet been taken on whether a new airport should be built in Hong Kong. A study under- Dr. Edmund Marshall asked the Secre- taken in 1974 and 1975 to determine the
tary of State for Defence whether he will make a statement about the current indus- trial dispute involving some 300 civilian employees of his Department in nows moda zcoin
Gibraltar.
Dr. Gilbert: I am meeting representa- tives of the Civil and Public Services"! Association (CPSA) today to discuss pro- posals that I am putting forward for ending the dispute.
South Africa (Arms Supplies)
Mr. Frank Allaun asked the Secretary of State for Defence if, in pursuance of the Government's policy of stopping arms supplies to South Africa, he will ask ICI,' Racal, Plessey and other British com- panies to discontinue the supply to that Government of arms by their subsidiary companies or by companies in which they have substantial investment in South
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extent to which the present Kai Taki International Airport could cope with the projected growth in air traffic in- dicated that it could not be developed to meet expected demand much beyond the mid-1980s. Several › sites, all located in › the New Territories, were considered, but * only one was identified, on technical i grounds, as a possible location for a replacement airport. A civil engineering feasibility study has not yet been under- taken to determine whether an airport.... could be built on the suggested site.
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Mr. Parry asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what is the latest estimate of the cost of
building a second airport in Hong Kong.
Mr. Luard: Firm estimates of costs are not available, since a civil engineer- ing feasibility study has not yet been undertaken. Estimates made in 1974 ·
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