§ Dame Joan Vickersasked the Secretary of State for Defence how many men of the Royal Navy are being employed in surveying beaches in the British Virgin Islands, Beef and Virgin Gorda; and what is the object of this exercise; and what other surveys made by this or any other team will be undertaken in other Caribbean Islands.
§ Dr. David OwenThese areas were surveyed last year by a team which included two naval personnel. The object of the survey was to update maps and charts of the area. No further surveys are planned at present.