To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what (a) the differences and (b) the similarities are between blast-cleaning techniques for warship hulls (i) employed by his Department and (ii) patented by Mr. Nigel Farrow.
Following an approach from Mr. Farrow concerning alleged use of his patents, the Ministry of Defence has undertaken to investigate the cleaning techniques in use in naval dockyards. The Ministry of Defence indicated that this investigation would take some weeks and is well under way. The outcome is expected early in the new year.
Techniques relating to blast cleaning of ships are well known and used extensively. Mr. Farrow has proposed particular parameters for use in such systems and it is the alleged use of the particular parameters that is the subject of the investigation.
Fleet Support Ltd. of Portsmouth has already stated that grit used at Portsmouth falls outside the range specified by Mr. Farrow. This has already been reported to Mr. Farrow.
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