§ Mr. McNamaraTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many bomb disposal units or military personnel with expertise in this field were present in Gibraltar on Sunday 6 March; how many bomb disposal 163W and other personnel this involved; how many of these were sent to Gibraltar in expectation of a possible Provisional IRA bomb attack; and on what dates these units or personnel arrived in Gibraltar.
§ Mr. Ian StewartIt is not the policy to comment on operational matters.