asked the Secretary of State for Defence how many guests have been invited to attend a talk entitled "The Need for the Royal Navy Today "to be held in Royton Assembly Hall on 18th January ; and what is the estimated cost of the hospitality to be offered on that occasion.

Seven hundred and thirty-eight invitations have been issued. The cost of hospitality for those expected at the meeting in Royton Assembly Hall on 18th January 1979 is estimated to be less than £250.