§ Mr. Alfred Morrisasked the Secretary of State for Defence if he will set out in the Official Report the reasons for the delay in providing details of the categories of injuries sustained by Service personnel in the Falklands conflict; and if he will make a statement on such information as is currently available to him.
§ Mr. BlakerThere has been no unnecessary delay in assembling detailed information on injuries sustained by Service personnel in the Falkland Islands conflict. The full analysis of all injuries sustained, however minor, is a lengthy statistical exercise, requiring the sifting of a great deal of information from a variety of sources. It will be completed as soon as possible.
Certain information is already available. I refer the hon. Member to the reply I gave to his question of 28 July and to the question from my hon. Friend the Member for Melton (Mr. Latham) on 8 July.