§ Mr. Andrew F. Bennettasked the Secretary of State for Defence if Her Majesty's Government will make it their policy not to accede to any United States request for the temporary or permanent peace-time basing in the United Kingdom of United States air force B-52 long-range strategic bombers equipped with air-launched cruise missiles.
§ Mr. StanleyNo such request has been received.
§ Mr. Andrew F. Bennettasked the Secretary of State for Defence if he is satisfied that the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation countries will be capable of independently verifying the deployment of the new Soviet AS-X-15 air-launched cruise missile, the SS-NX-21 submarine-launched cruise missile and the SSc-X-4 ground-launched cruise missile.
§ Mr. StanleyThis would be an important subject for renewed negotiations. NATO countries have not excluded the possibility of means of verification extending beyond national technical means.