§ Mr. Fisherasked the Secretary of State for Defence (1) whether the United States' base commander at Greenham Common would be involved in the joint decisions on the 314W development of United States cruise missiles, between the United States' Government and Her Majesty's Government in time of crisis;
(2) what is the shortest period of time in which the arrangements for joint decision on the deployment of United States cruise missiles can be fulfilled.
§ Mr. StanleyIt has been the practice of successive Governments not to comment on operational matters relating to nuclear release procedures.
§ Mr. Fisherasked the Secretary of State for Defence what contingency plans for joint decision on the deployment of the United States cruise missiles sited in the United Kingdom have been agreed.
§ Mr. StanleyOn the question of arrangements governing the use of American bases and nuclear weapons systems in the United Kingdom. I have nothing to add to the statement in chapter 2 of the Statement on the Defence Estimates 1983 or to the Prime Minister's reply to a parliamentary question on this subject on 12 May 1983.