§ Mr. George Robertsonasked the Secretary of State for Defence, of the ships deployed or assigned for deployment in the Falklands, how many are due for premature disposal as a result of Cmnd. 8288.
§ Mr. BlakerOn current plans, four of the Royal Navy ships and five of the Royal Fleet auxiliaries so far deployed to the South Atlantic are scheduled for disposal before the end of 1984. I am not prepared to speculate about future deployments.