HC Deb 07 June 1988 vol 134 c548W
Mr. Cohen

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many Polaris missile test launches have been conducted in each year since 1979.

Mr. Sainsbury

There have been a total of 31 test launches of United Kingdom Polaris missiles since 1979. These took place as follows:

Year Number of missiles fired
1979 5
1980 5
1982 4
1983 6
1985 3
1986 4
1987 4