HC Deb 21 February 1978 vol 944 cc554-5W
38. Mr. Robert Hughes

asked the Secretary of State for Defence if he has reached a decision on whether a nuclear deterrent should be maintained when the four Polaris missile submarines become ineffective in the 1990s.

39. Mr. Robin F. Cook

asked the Secretary of State for Defence if he has reached a decision on whether a nuclear deterrent should be maintained when the four Polaris missile submarines become ineffective in the 1990s.

Mr. Mulley

The Government have no plans for a successor to the Polaris force which has many years of effective life ahead of it.