HC Deb 25 January 1984 vol 52 c587W
Mr. Fisher

asked the Secretary of State for Defence if he will seek to enter into consultations with the Government of the United States of America for the withdrawal of half the 6,000 United States nuclear warheads now stockpiled in western Europe.

Mr. Stanley

The size and composition of NATO's nuclear stockpile in Europe has been the subject of a comprehensive study, the results of which were considered by NATO Defence Ministers at their meeting in Canada in October 1983. A copy of the communiqué issued after that meeting is in the Library of the House, recording their decision to reduce NATO's nuclear stockpile in Europe to the lowest level for over 20 years.

Mr. Fisher

asked the Secretary of State for Defence if he will seek to enter into consultations with the Government of the United States of America to redeploy to rear areas the remaining United States nuclear warheads currently deployed along West Germany's eastern border.

Mr. Stanley

No.

Mr. Fisher

asked the Secretary of State for Defence if Her Majesty's Government will propose the adoption by the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation of a policy of introducing permissive action links into every North Atlantic Treaty Organisation warhead.

Mr. Stanley

No.