HC Deb 04 June 1985 vol 80 cc148-9W
38. Mr. Janner

asked the Secretary of State for Defence what is the average distance between the place of deployment of British nuclear weapons and their refurbishment and maintenance depots.

Mr. Stanley

An average figure would not be meaningful without a statement of the basis on which it is calculated, which could not be provided without conflicting with the practice of successive Governments in neither confirming nor denying the presence of nuclear weapons at specific locations, nor commenting on methods or routes used for transporting weapons.