HC Deb 26 June 1985 vol 81 c434W
Mr. Dalyell

asked the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list all visits to Chilean ports by ships of the Royal Navy and the Royal Fleet Auxiliary from January 1982 until the present day.

Mr. Stanley

For Royal Navy ship visits to Chilean ports from July 1982 until the present day, I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave him on 11 June at column431. In the first half of 1982, there was one such visit—that by HMS Endurance in January.

There has been one Royal Fleet auxiliary visit to a Chilean port from January 1982 until the present day—that by RFA Regent in March 1983.

Mr. Dalyell

asked the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list all Royal Navy ships and Royal Fleet Auxiliaries which travelled to or from the Falklands area via the Panama canal from January 1982 until the present.

Mr. Stanley

Royal Navy ships and Royal Fleet auxiliaries have travelled to or from the Falklands area via the Panama canal on the following occasions from January 1982 until the present day:

Ship Date of canal passage
HMS Hecate January 1983
RFA Regent April 1983
HMS Falmouth August 1983
HMS Herald October 1983
HMS Endurance December 1983
HMS Herald September 1984
HMS Endurance May 1985