§ Mr. CohenTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the reply, 13 November,Official Report, column 336, whether RAF Fylingdales is the only ballistic missile early warning system able to detect a ballistic missile attack targeted at the United Kingdom within the time required for the issuing of a national alert; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Ian Stewart[holding answer 30 November 1987]: I have nothing to add to the reply given by my hon. Friend the Member for Kettering to the hon. Member for Monklands, West (Mr. Clarke) on 24 March 1987, at column 136.