§ Mr. Andrew F. BennettTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence if, at the next North Atlantic Treaty Organisation summit in May, when the modernisation and replacement of the Lance short-range nuclear weapons capable missiles is discussed, he intends to raise the matter of the lack of fully interoperable communications systems between the British Army units providing these delivery systems and the United States units with custody of nuclear warheads for these missiles.
§ Mr. Archie HamiltonNo.
§ Mr. Andrew F. BennettTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence if, at the next North Atlantic Treaty 843W Organisation summit in May, when the modernisation of short-range nuclear forces is discussed, he intends to raise the matter of the absence of fully interoperable communications systems between the British Army units providing 155 mm and 203 mm artillery systems and the United States' units with custody of nuclear shells for these systems.
§ Mr. Archie HamiltonNo.