HC Deb 31 January 1986 vol 90 c637W
Mr. Soames

asked the Secretary of State for Defence when the production of the Trident warheads will begin.

Mr. Norman Lamont

The production of warheads will fully support the Trident submarine in-service date of the mid-1990s.

Mr. Soames

asked the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a statement on the testing of the Trident D5 warheads.

Mr. Norman Lamont

I refer my hon. Friend to the answer given by my predecessor, my right hon. Friend the Member for Bosworth (Sir. A. Butler), in response to a question from the hon. Member for Yeovil (Mr. Ashdown) on 24 May 1985 at column600.

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