§ Mr. Biggs-Davisonasked the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a statement about the work of the Armed Forces of the Crown in Northern Ireland.
§ Mr. HayhoeIn addition to operations involving patrols and checkpoints by regular and UDR units, both to protect the public from terrorist attack and to deter and arrest the terrorist, the armed forces provide a range of specialist services in support of the Royal Ulster Constabulary. These include Army bomb disposal teams, of 505W whom particular mention was made in the 1980 Defence White Paper; specialist search teams, whose work is often equally demanding and dangerous, involving as it does the ever-present danger of explosive booby traps; air reconnaissance and air support provided by the Royal Air Force and Army Air Corps; and Royal Navy offshore patrols against arms smuggling.