I've been away for a week and it would appear that this thread has slipped off the radar.........
However, from
The Scotsman:
Tories raise concerns over UK's naval power
Among the issues worrying MPs and officers are:
........The much-delayed process of ordering two aircraft carriers. First announced in 1998, the carriers have still not been formally ordered from shipbuilders. MPs on the Commons Defence Committee this month warned that could delay delivery so much that Britain is left without working carriers in the next decade.
Nothing on Hansard yet.
Last Monday,
The Times had a more
hopeful story.
The Times understands that the Treasury has now agreed to fund the carriers, which will cost between £3.6 billion and £3.9 billion.