§ Mr. Cohenasked the Secretary of State for Defence what differences of status are accorded by the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation to ground-launched cruise missile bases in different countries in Europe; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. StanleyI assume the hon. Gentleman is asking about the opertional status of NATO ground launched cruise missiles. I refer him to paragraph 320 of volume I of the "Statement on the Defence Estimates 1986" (Cmnd. 9763–1).