asked the Secretary of State for Defence if he will give a detailed breakdown of the cost of the refit of the Royal Yacht "Britannia"; and whether he will consider the scrapping of the vessel as a contribution to the proposed cuts in public expenditure.

The preliminary estimate of the cost of "Britannia's" refit is about £1·04 million. As regards any proposed cuts in public expenditure, I would refer my hon. Friend to the answer given by my right hon. Friend to earlier Questions today.