§ Mr. Alfred Morrisasked the Prime Minister if she received a copy of the speech on nuclear arms and war by the late Admiral of the Fleet, Earl Mount-batten of Burma, on the occasion of the presentation of the Louise Weisse Foundation Peace Prize at Strasbourg on 11 May 1979; what consideration she has given to the speech; and if she will make a statement about its conclusions.
§ The Prime MinisterI have read the late Earl Mountbatten's speech. The Government fully endorse his view that we are most likely to preserve the peace if there is a balance of strength between East and West and that we need to work for such a balance based on mutual restraint.