§ Mr. D. E. Thomasasked the Secretary of State for Defence how many ships taking part in the recent North Atlantic Treaty Organisation exercise off Norway were equipped with conventional Tomahawk cruise missiles.
§ Mr. StanleyNo Royal Navy ships are equipped with Tomahawk cruise missiles. The capabilities of warships of other NATO countries are matters for the Governments of those countries.
§ Mr. D. E. Thomasasked the Secretary of State for Defence whether the distinctive requirement for the verification of sea-launched cruise missiles means that all ships equipped with a standard torpedo tube would have to be subject to verification.
§ Mr. StanleyThis is one of the issues that would need to be discussed between the United States and the Soviet Union in the context of any agreement on these weapons.