§ Ms. Joan Ruddock (Lewisham, Deptford)On a point of order, Mr. Speaker. I raise a matter that was reported in The Independent newspaper. Is it in order for the Secretary of State for Defence to say on television tonight that Britain is to have a new air-launched cruise missile, when the Minister has repeatedly denied to the House that a decision has been taken? The Minister chose not to report on his return from the Nuclear Planning Group, and the House has not had an opportunity to debate whether the nation should have a new generation of nuclear weapons, especially air-launched cruise missiles.
§ Mr. SpeakerOrder. I saw that report, but, of course, we do not know what the Secretary of State will say until he has made his broadcast.