§ 23. Mr. Dalyellasked the Secretary of State for Defence what types of stores were passed to HMS "Endurance" by RFA "Fort Austin" during "Fort Austin's" deployment in the South Atlantic.
§ Mr. BlakerRFA "Fort Austin" carried a range of victualling, naval and armament stores. Details of stores issues to HMS "Endurance" could be provided only at disproportionate cost, but as I explained on 29 November—[Vol. 33, c.99]—her food stocks were very low by the time she was replenished on 12 April.