HC Deb 03 December 1976 vol 921 c280W
Mr. Critchley

asked the Secretary of State for Defence in the event of the last Polaris submarine in service with the US Navy being phased out, if the cost of maintaining support facilities for the missile will be borne by Great Britain, by the United States of America or shared between them.

Mr. Duffy

In the event of the last Polaris submarine in service with the US Navy being phased out, the cost of maintaining support facilities for the missile in the United Kingdom Strategic Nuclear Force will continue to be borne jointly by the United States of America and Great Britain.

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