§ Mr. BoyesTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what information he has on how many port visits were made to non-Warsaw pact countries by Soviet warships in 1989; what proportion of these involved submarines; and what were the comparable figures for 1988.
§ Mr. Archie HamiltonWe are aware of 95 port visits made by Soviet warships to non-Warsaw pact countries in 1989; nine of these visits were by submarines.
We recorded 125 port visits to non-Warsaw pact countries by Soviet warships in 1988, including 16 visits by submarines.