§ Mr. Masonasked the Secretary of State for Air how much has been spent to date on the conversions of the Vulcan bombers to receive the Skybolt missile; and how much in total is expected to be spent in conversion of the whole fleet.
§ Mr. AmeryIt would not be in the public interest to give detailed information of this kind about the Vulcan conversion programe.
§ Mr. Masonasked the Secretary of State for Air when he now expects Sky-bolt to be ready for service with the Royal Air Force V-Bomber fleet.
§ Mr. Masonasked the Secretary of State for Air what plans he has for adopting a mobile medium range ballistic missile, such as that being developed in the United States of America, as part of the western deterrent, in place of the Thor missiles.
§ Mr. AmeryOur deterrent in the latter part of this decade will be based mainly on the Mk.2 Vulcan armed with Skybolt.