§ Mr. Biggs-Davisonasked the Secretary of State for Defence what are his present and long-term arrangements for the defence of the Falkland Islands and Dependencies against aggression and subversion.
§ Mr. HealeyThere have been no changes made recently to the general arrangements which I outlined in my answer to the hon. Member for Edinburgh, South (Mr. Clark Hutchison) on 18th March. As I said then, these are considered adequate to meet any situation foreseen at the present time—[Vol. 761, c.18.]
§ Mr. Biggs-Davisonasked the Secretary of State for Defence what assessment he has made of the value of the Falkland Islands and Dependencies to the United Kingdom's future maritime strategy.
§ Mr. HealeyThese Islands do not have any contribution to make to our future strategy.