§ Mr. Kirkwoodasked the Secretary of State for Defence whether the United States Navy authorities require Her Majesty's Government's formal approval before deploying Trident C4 armed submarines to replace the existing Poseidon-armed vessels at Holy Loch; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Ian StewartThe position remains as stated by my right hon. Friend, the hon. Member for Tonbridge and Mailing (Mr. Stanley) in his reply to the hon. Member for Edinburgh, East (Mr. Strang) of 19 November 1986 at column224.