§ Q71. Mr. Dalyellasked the Prime Minister if, pursuant to her answer of 12 February, she will make a statement about the security considerations which required the actual date of the visual sighting of the General Belgrano by HMS Conqueror to remain undisclosed to the House until after the date of publication in the London Gazette of the official despatch of the Commander in Chief, Fleet on Operation Corporate.
§ The Prime MinisterI have nothing further to add to the speeches by my right hon. Friends in the debate of 18 February 1985, at columns 737–830.