§ Mr. LoughtonTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list the names of each Royal Navy vessel which has visited Chile in the last five years and the dates and duration of the visits; and what future visits to Chile by Royal Navy vessels are planned. [63409]
§ Mr. George RobertsonThe following visits have been made to Chile by Royal Navy vessels in the last five years:
Royal Navy Vessels Dates 1998 HMS Sutherland 21–24 November 1998 HMS Edinburgh 11–13 October 1998 HMS Dumbarton Castle 17–21 September 1998 HMS Montrose 19–20 June 1998 HMS Montrose 9–13 June 1998 HMS Dumbarton Castle 23–27 April 1998 HMS Montrose 1–4 April 1998 RFA Grey Rover 11–16 March 1998 HMS Brave 23–27 January 1998 HMS Endurance 2–7 January 1998 1997 HMS Somerset 7–10 October 1997 HMS Endurance 27 March-1 April 1997 HMS Lancaster 10–14 February 1997 1996 HMS Leeds Castle 20–26 October 1996 HMS Montrose 11–14 June 1996 HMS Leeds Castle 20–24 April 1996 RFA Gold Rover 13–19 February 1996 HMS Endurance 4–7 January 1996 1995 HMS Westminster 21–27 November 1995 HMS Leeds Castle 1–6 June 1995 RFA Diligence 24–29 March 1995 HMS Endurance 3–6 February 1995 1994 HMS Dumbarton Castle 2–6 December 1994 HMS Iron Duke 15–19 September 1994 HMS Brazen 10–15 August 1994 HMS Endurance 31 March-5 April 1994 HMS Norfolk 10–14 March 1994 HMS Newcastle 23–28 February 1994 RFA Gold Rover 23–28 February 1994 Note:
HMS Endurance, the Ice Patrol Ship, is programmed to visit Chile in Spring 1999.