§ Mr. McNamaraasked the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a statement on the progress of deployment of the W79 nuclear artillery shells within Northern Army Group.
§ Mr. StanleyAs was repeated once again by my right hon. Friend the Prime Minister and by myself in the House on 24 March, at columns 162 and 148 respectively, no decisions affecting the modernisation of theatre nuclear weapons in service with British forces have yet been made. The modernisation of the nuclear artillery of other NATO forces is a matter for the Governments concerned.