§ Mr. Gouldasked the Secretary of State for Defence how many log books of fighting ships of the Royal Navy have been lost since May 1979; and if he will publish in the Official Report a list of the ships concerned and the date when the log books were reported missing.
§ Mr. HeseltineI am arranging for a check to be made that no log books have been mislaid, apart from those from HMS Conqueror which I reported to the House on Wednesday 7 November. I will write to the hon. Member when the check is complete. No log books have been reported missing.
§ Mr. Gouldasked the Secretary of State for Defence whether navigator's log books of fighting ships of the Royal Navy are always classified documents.
§ Mr. HeseltineOnce entries have been made in submarine log books these books are classified. Navigation log books for surface ships are unclassified.