§ Mr. Canavanasked the Secretary of State for Defence whether he will make a statement about his plans to locate the Trident nuclear base in Scotland.
§ Mr. StanleyI refer the hon. Member to(a) the statement made by the then Secretary of State for Defence on 15 July 1980, at columns 1235–1236; (b) the statement made by the then Secretary of State for Defence on the processing of Trident missiles on 9 September 1982 in 314W Ministry of Defence news release 42/82, a copy of which is in the Library; (c) the notice of proposed development at the Clyde submarine base (Faslane and Coulport) and the associated environmental impact statement submitted in May 1984, copies of which are in the Library.