§ Q37. Mr. Bestasked the Prime Minister if she will ensure that Her Majesty's Government's commitment to a new nuclear deterrent will not in any way inhibit the continued development of the United Kingdom's conventional forces.
§ The Prime MinisterThe question of a successor to the Polaris force does not affect the Government's determination to maintain and strengthen the United Kingdom's conventional defence effort in accordance with undertakings already given to the Alliance.