§ Mr. Mawbyasked the Secretary of State for Defence if he is satisfied with the technical capacity of satellite communications between the United Kingdom and the task force in South Atlantic waters.
§ Mr. BlakerI am entirely satisfied with the technical capacity of satellite communications between the United Kingdom and the task force in the South Atlantic for operational purposes. For the reasons explained by my198W right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Defence on 13 May—[Vol. 23, c. 1031]—it has not yet proved possible to use satellites for the transmission of television pictures.