§ Mr. Warbeyasked the Minister of Defence (1) when he anticipates that the surface-to-surface missile, which is being jointly developed by the United Kingdom and the German Federal Republic, will come into production; and whether it will be separately produced in each country;
(2) whether the surface-to-surface missile, which is being jointly developed by the United Kingdom and the Federal Republic of Germany, is designed for use with nuclear or conventional warheads.
§ Mr. WatkinsonA missile is being considered by the United Kingdom and the Federal Republic of Germany for joint development under arrangements approved by N.A.T.O. No agreement for joint production has been reached. It would be contrary to normal practice to disclose the date when the equipment may be expected to be available from production. Like other missiles of comparable type, it would be equipped with a nuclear warhead under N.A.T.O. arrangements. Any nuclear warheads required for missiles in service with Federal German forces would be held in the N.A.T.O. atomic stockpile under the control of S.A.C.E.U.R.