HC Deb 03 February 1978 vol 943 cc338-9W
Mr. Churchill

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how close the USSR's nuclear-powered COSMOS 954 reconnaissance satellite came to the shores of the United Kingdom in its final orbits; what advance notice he had of its impending crash; and what forces with proper equipment would have been available to deal with the situation in the event of the satellite's coming down in a major centre of population or elsewhere within the United Kingdom.

Mr. Merlyn Rees

I would refer the hon. Member to the reply given to his similar Question yesterday by my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs.

Forward to