§ Mr. Canavanasked the Secretary of State for Defence what the royal yacht "Britannia" is doing at the present time; what passengers she is carrying; and for what periods and for what purpose she is expected to be at sea during the course of 1982.
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§ Mr. WigginThe royal yacht "Britannia" is currently en route to St. Nazaire. It is not the normal practice to give details of the royal yacht's future programme.
§ Mr. Canavanasked the Secretary of State for Defence whether he will consider offering the royal yacht "Britannia" as a replacement school-ship for the SS "Uganda" if the royal yacht "Britannia" is considered to be unsuitable for operations in and around the Falkland Islands.
§ Mr. WigginNo.
§ Mr. Canavanasked the Secretary of State for Defence whether he has any immediate plans or contingency plans to use the royal yacht "Britannia", in her role as a reserve hospital ship, during current operations in the Falkland Islands area; and for what reasons.
§ Mr. WigginThere are no plans to deploy Her Majesty's yacht "Britannia" as a hospital ship during the present crisis.