§ Captain Kerbyasked the Minister of Defence whether, in view of the orders recently given by Marshal Malinovsky to the rocket-force commander of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, he will now reconsider affording Western Germany rocket bases on South Uist and at Aberporth; and if it is still his policy to allow West German military aircraft to make training flights over the United Kingdom.
§ Mr. WatkinsonThere has never been any question of offering West Germany rocket bases in the United Kingdom. The use of the Hebrides missile range for limited periods for training has been offered to N.A.T.O. and I see no reason to withdraw this offer. Moreover, I can see no connection between the use of rocket ranges for training and the reported statements of Marshal Malinovsky about the use of airfields by aircraft overflying the Soviet Union.
11WOn the second part of the Question, the same facilities for training flights are available to the West German air force as are available to the air forces of other N.A.T.O. countries.