HC Deb 14 January 1975 vol 884 cc180-1
22. Mr. Hoyle

asked the Secretary of State for Defence what steps are being taken to maintain the effectiveness of the Polaris force by updating it.

Mr. Mason

I have nothing further to add to the answers given by my hon. Friend on 11th and 13th December to the hon. Member for Tynemouth (Mr. Trotter).

Mr. Hoyle

Is my right hon. Friend aware that the hope is that the Polaris forces will be phased out and that it will not be very long before this is done?

Mr. Mason

I have explained to the House many times that this will be subject to multilateral negotiations. We would like to get the Conference on Security and Co-operation in Europe and the MBFR negotiations out of the way first before we start talking about Polaris and its withdrawal.