§ Mr. Speedasked the Secretary of State for Defence if he will estimate the number of miles steamed, emergencies of all kinds responded to and number of lives saved by the Royal Navy Belize guardship and its Royal Fleet Auxiliary support over the past two years.
§ Mr. BlakerOver the past two years Belize guardship duty has involved Her Majesty's ships and RFAs in steaming about 325,000 miles. On three occasions the guardship has rendered assistance to the local populations in the aftermath of hurricanes. Additionally, a number of precautionary diversions have been made. A substantial number of casualties have been treated in the course of hurricane relief work, but it is not possible to determine how many lives were saved as a result.