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19. Mr. Roy Hughes

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he has any plans to pay a further visit to the Gulf.

Mr. Tom King

I have no present plans to do so.

21. Mr. Alan W. Williams

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what is the total number of British military and civilian personnel now stationed in the Gulf; and what information he has on the total for all members of the European Community.

22. Mr. Aitken

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a statement on the latest military situation in the Gulf.

27. Mr. Hunter

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a further statement on the military situation in the Gulf.

Mr. Tom King

I refer the hon. Member and my hon. Friends to the answer I gave today to the Members for Pontyprydd (Dr. Howells) and for Wentworth (Mr. Hardy) and to my hon. Friends the Members for Derbyshire, South (Mrs. Currie) and for Lancashire, West (Mr. Hind).

25. Mr. Ronnie Campbell

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if any body bags have been sent to the Gulf.

Mr. Tom King

We have made the necessary provision for casualties arising during the course of military operations in the Gulf.

28. Mr. Trotter

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a statement on the level of operational efficiency of the Challenger tanks serving with the 1st Armoured Division in the Saudi desert.

Mr. Allan Clark

We are satisfied with the level of operational efficiency of the Challenger tanks deployed to the Gulf.