§ Mr. Menzies CampbellTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence when he intends to issue the cardinal points specification for the conventionally armed stand-off missile; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. AitkenWe expect to issue the cardinal points specification (CPS) for the conventionally armed stand-off weapon later this year.
The CPS is being prepared in the light of responses to the Department's request for information, which was issued to industry in August 1991. It is our intention that the selected option should be one that minimises the additional development needed to meet the requirements of the RAF.