Nuclear Weapons (Hansard, 2 March 1990)

§ Mr. Harry Barnes
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence when he last discussed deployment of short-range nuclear weapons in Europe with his North Atlantic Treaty Organisation counterparts.

§ Mr. Archie Hamilton
My right hon. Friend met his NATO counterparts at the NATO nuclear planning group meeting in Armansil, Portugal on 24–25 October 1989, where the planning group confirmed its long-standing commitment to keep NATO's nuclear forces responsive, survivable and effective across the required spectrum of ranges.

§ Mr. Allen
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will now answer questions seeking to establish the countries in eastern Europe on which British and NATO nuclear weapons are targeted.

§ Mr. Archie Hamilton
There are no grounds for any departure from the long-established practice of successive Administrations of not commenting on targeting policy.

§ Mr. John Evans
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what discussions he had with the United States defence authorities regarding the stockpiling of unassembled nuclear missiles in the United Kingdom.

§ Mr. Archie Hamilton
None.