The Earl of Harrowbyasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether they will seek the advice of the Army Veterinary Corps as to whether it would be advisable to secure a number of mules for the Falkland Islands in view of their outstanding reputation as a means of transport in country very similar to that of those islands.
§ Lord GlenarthurThe Ministry of Defence is considering whether mules might profitably be employed by the Falkland Islands garrison.