§ Mr. Dalyellasked the Secretary of State for Defence whether he will take steps to obtain, and assess the implications for Royal Navy anti-submarine precautions, details of the information at present being given to the Argentine navy inquiry into the attempted torpedoing of HMS Invincible by the Argentine submarine San Luis.
§ Mr. StanleyWe have no firm evidence that a torpedo attack was conducted against HMS Invincible. As we said in Cmnd. 8758, a number of improvements were already planned in our ASW capability and we are examining what other measures are required in the light of the Falklands campaign.