§ Mr. D. E. Thomasasked the Secretary of State for Defence whether the Spearfish weapons system is a dual-capable system; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Archie HamiltonIt is assumed that the question refers to the capability of firing Spearfish against both submarine and surface ship targets. I can confirm that Spearfish has been designed and is currently being developed to have both these capabilities.