§ 52. Mr. Biggs-Davisonasked the Secretary of State for Defence what is the Government's assessment of the threat to British and North Atlantic Treaty Organisation shipping outside the Atlantic in the event of prolonged global conflict; and what provision the Government is making to meet this threat.
§ Mr. HealeyThe Answer to both parts of this Question is none; since N.A.T.O. 95W no longer regards a prolonged global conflict as being a likely contingency for which we should plan.