Shipwreck (" Richard Montgomery ")

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Sir Bernard Braine
asked the Secretary of State for Trade when the last survey of the munition ship "Richard Montgomery" took place ; whether this included underwater examination and an assessment of the state of the cargo ; and what arrangements exist to keep the safety situation under review.

Mr. Clinton Davis 
Hydrographic surveys of the wreck and the sea bed around it are carried out at approximately three-monthly intervals. An underwater survey was carried out in July 1972. I am very conscious of the need to keep the condition of this wreck under review and am considering a fresh underwater survey for 1978.