§ Mr. Boyesasked the Secretary of State for Defence how many launchers for cruise missiles will be deployed in the United Kingdom; how many cruise missiles will be deployed; and how many times each launcher can be used.
§ Mr. StanleyNATO's dual track decision of December 1979 provided for the deployment of 160 ground-launched cruise missiles in this country, carried on 40 vehicle launchers with each launcher carrying four missiles.
§ Mr. Boyesasked the Secretary of State for Defence if he has had discussions with his counterparts in the United States of America about the possibility of taking out options on air-based and submarine-based cruise missiles.
§ Mr. StanleyIt is not my right hon. Friend's practice to publicise the details of his discussions with his ministerial counterparts in other countries. The Government's plans for the future procurement of nuclear weapons are set out in the "Statement on the Defence Estimates 1983"—Cmnd. 8951.
§ Mr. Boyesasked the Secretary of State for Defence if he will announce a timetable for the deployment of cruise missiles.
§ Mr. StanleyI refer the hon. Member to the reply given to his hon. Friend the Member for Livingston (Mr. Cook) on 1 July.—[Vol. 44, c.175.]