§ Mr. Dalyellasked the Secretary of State for Defence if, in the light of the Ministry of Defence statement on 7 May that Nimrod maritime reconnaissance early warning aircraft fitted with air-to-air refuelling would be sent to the Falkland Islands waters, he will state how many Nimrods were sent; and when.
§ Mr. BlakerNimrod maritime reconnaissance aircraft were sent to the South Atlantic shortly after 7 May. It is not the practice to release details of operational deployments.