How replacing Warspite's seaplane would affect Supermarine

Would Warspite receive a helicopter pad instead of a catapult?

The suggested switch would threaten Supermarine's naval seaplane orders and encourage it to supply helicopters instead.

Replacing Warspite's catapult aircraft with a helicopter would affect the firms supplying naval aviation. Supermarine depended on Royal Navy orders for amphibians and seaplanes. Air Ministry orders alone would not sustain the company in this scenario. Helicopter design and production would offer another way to retain naval funding if those seaplane orders disappeared.