§ Mr. SpellerTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to his reply of 12 December,Official Report, column 538, what was the cause of the technical fault on the Swansea coastguard line, timed at 15.25; how it was detected; and how it was made good before the 999 call to Swansea timed at 15.35 on 16 August.
§ Mr. McLoughlinThis information can be obtained only from British Telecom.
§ Mr. SpellerTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to his reply of 27 November,Official Report, column 81–82, what was the origin of the VHF radio call timed at 15.22.
§ Mr. McLoughlinThe radio call, from Milford Haven coastguard to Swansea coastguard, passed information received as a result of a re-routed 999 call, concerning an incident at Ilfracombe. The logged time of 15.25 at Milford Haven reflects completion of both the telephone call and the relaying of the information to Swansea, while the logged time of 15.22 at Swansea reflects the initial radio call from Milford Haven indicating distress information.