§ 39. Mr. Strangasked the Secretary of State for Defence if he will place in the Library a copy of the terms of agreement between Her Majesty's Government and the United States Government on the servicing of Trident missiles at King's Bay, Georgia.
§ Mr. NottNo. The terms of the agreement in question are classified. However, they gave effect to the arrangements which I announced on 9 September and opened the way for detailed negotiations on their implementation. When these are complete I shall report back to the House.
§ 45. Mr. Warrenasked the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a statement on the amount of United Kingdom supplies of goods and services scheduled for inclusion in the Royal Navy Trident programme.
§ Mr. PattieTaking account of changes since the announcement on 16 March of our intentions to acquire the Trident II(D5) weapon system, our present estimate is that we shall still spend about 55 per cent. of the forecast cost of the Trident project on United Kingdom goods and services.