§ Miss Richardsonasked the Secretary of State for Defence, of the 16 British Servicemen who have died in Malaysia since 1st January 1969, how many were at the time of their deaths on loan to the Malaysian Government; on what date each of the 16 men died; and what were their names, ranks and regiments.
§ Mr. MasonOf the 16 British Servicemen who have died in Malaysia since 1st January 1969, two were serv-
818WKingdom in the last 10 years; in which countries they died; and on what date and under what circumstances.
§ Mr. MasonThe information required, in the most detailed geographical breakdown available, is given below. The required information for the Royal Navy and Royal Marines before 1972 is not available.
ing in the Royal Navy, one in the Royal Marines, eight in the Royal Air Force and one each in the Royal Engineers, the Royal Corps of Transport, the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, the Parachute Regiment and the Army Air Corps. One of the 16 was on loan to the Malaysian Government. Two died in 1969, six in 1970, five in 1971, one in 1973 and two in 1974.
§ Miss Richardsonasked the Secretary of State for Defence how many British Servicemen were stationed in Malaysia 819W from January 1969 to January 1975, inclusive; and of these, how many were on loan to the Malaysian Government.
§ Mr. MasonThe number at 1st January in each of the years in question is as follows:
(a) Total No. of British officers and service men stationed in Malaysia (b) Number of those given in (a) who were on loan to the Malaysian Government 1969 7,538 562 1970 3,499 386 1971 555 243 1972 195 195 1973 144 144 1974 80 80 1975 47 47 The figures in the first column exclude personnel in Malaysia on temporary courses or exercises.