§ Mr. McNamaraasked the Secretary of State for Defence what is Her Majesty's Government's policy on the development of a new nuclear shell for 155 mm artillery.
§ Mr. Archie HamiltonThe Government support the need for force modernisation as a necessary part of the rationalisation and reduction of NATO's post-Montebello land-based stockpile in Europe. However, as has been made clear to the House on numerous occasions, no decisions have been taken with regard to the modernisation of weapons in service with British forces.