§ Mr. Deakinsasked the Secretary of State for Defence how many existing United States nuclear weapons based in the United Kingdom are being withdrawn as a result of the introduction of cruise missiles.
§ Mr. StanleyDuring the period from 1979 to 1988, NATO will withdraw from Europe some five times as many nuclear warheads as it will introduce, even if full deployment of Pershing II and ground-launched cruise missiles takes place in the absence of a negotiated arms control settlement limiting deployment. It has been the practice of successive Governments not to comment on the number of nuclear warheads stored in this country.