§ Mr. Frank Allaunasked the Secretary of State for Defence (1) if he will make a statement about the new warhead system in which each warhead carries several small H-bombs devised for use with the Polaris submarines;
(2) what is the approximate cost of the new warheads for the Polaris submarines; and if this has been included in the estimated total cost of the submarines stated so far;
(3) if the new H-bomb warheads for the Polaris submarines have been test fired and where and when they were tested.
§ Mr. Healey:It would not be in the public interest for me to confirm or deny the assumptions on which these Questions are based.
§ Mr. Frank Allaunasked the Secretary of State for Defence if he will state the approximate cost of buying from the United States of America the 64 missiles for the four Polaris submarines.
§ Mr. Mason:This information is classified.