Merchant Ships 40. Mr. Parry To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make it his policy to use only British merchant ships for Ministry of Defence charters; and if he will make a statement. 42. Mr. Clay To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make it his policy to use only British merchant ships for Ministry of Defence charters; and if he will make a statement. 60. Mr. Loyden To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make it his policy to use only British merchant ships for Ministry of Defence charters; and if he will make a statement. Mr. Neubert I refer the hon. Members to the answer that I gave earlier today to the hon. Member for Hemsworth (Mr. Buckley).