§ Mr. Llew SmithTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to his oral answer of 28 March,Official Report, columns 817–18, whether the figures he cites on future deployment of United Kingdom nuclear warheads include all existing categories of British land, sea and air-launched nuclear weapons presently deployed by the Untied Kingdom or allocated to NATO. [19335]
§ Mr. SoamesThe figures cited are for the total number of Untied Kingdom nuclear weapons, excluding only any awaiting final dismantlement.
§ Mr. Llew SmithTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence if, pursuant to his oral answer of 28 March,Official Report, columns 817–18, if he will specify on which year in the 1970s his figures for nuclear warhead capacity are based. [19334]
§ Mr. SoamesThe figures are based on the point in the mid-1970s when United Kingdom nuclear force plans authorised in the 1960s were fully implemented.