§ Mr. CohenTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence by what means the United Kingdom Government have calculated the size of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republic's stockpile of chemical weapons.
§ Mr. Ian StewartFor reasons of security, it would not be prudent to disclose the means by which we calculate the size of the Soviet Union's stockpile of chemical agents and weapons.
§ Mr. CohenTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what are the implications of the United States of America's contingency plan for the deployment of United States binary chemical munitions in Europe for the siting of such weapons in the United Kingdom in times of crisis.
§ Mr. Ian StewartI have nothing to add to the reply given by my right hon. Friend the Prime Minister to the hon. Member on 3 November 1987 at column625.