HC Deb 23 December 1982 vol 34 cc618-9W
Mr. Trotter

asked the Secretary of State for Defence how many members of the Royal Navy served in the Falklands task force.

Mr. Blaker

Some 11,900 members of the Royal Navy served in the Task Force. An exact figure cannot be provided because personnel were moved frequently and at short notice to meet operational requirements and records are still being completed and validated.