§ Mr. D. E. Thomasasked the Secretary of State for Defence (1) if he will list the dates when the High Level Group, the Nuclear Planning Group, and the Defence Planning Committee of the North Atlantic Treaty 301W Organisation each agreed to support the deployment of the W-79 nuclear shell by the United States in Germany; and if he will make a statement;
(2) what information he has received from the United States authorities regarding their deployment of the W70–4 variant of the nuclear warhead for Lance in Germany;
(3) what information he has received from the United States authorities as to which variant of the W-79 nuclear shell has been deployed by the United States in Europe;
(4) what information he has received from the United States authorities regarding the deployment of W-79 nuclear shells with those United States custodial units which support the British Army of the Rhine; and if he will make a statement;
(5) when he was informed by the United States authorities of the deployment of the W-79 nuclear shell in Germany; and when he was first informed of the United States intention to carry out the deployment.
§ Mr. StanleyI shall answer shortly.
§ Mr. Cohenasked the Secretary of State for Defence (1) what information he has received from the United States authorities as to which variant of the W-79 nuclear shell has been deployed by them in Europe; and if he will make a statement;
(2) what information he has received from the United States authorities regarding the deployment of the W-70–4 variant of the nuclear warhead for Lance in Germany;
(3) when he was informed by the United States authorities of the deployment of the W-79 nuclear shell in Germany; and when he was first informed of the United States intention to carry out the deployment;
302W(4) what information he has as to when deployment of the W-79 by the United States in Europe commenced;
(5) if he will list the dates when the High Level Group, the Nuclear Planning Group and the Defence Planning Committee of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation each agreed to support the deployment of the W-79 nuclear shell by the United States in Germany;
(6) if he will list the grades and ranks of the civil servants and military officers who attend each of the following North Atlantic Treaty Organisation bodies: the High Level Group, the Special Consultative Group, the Nuclear Planning Group, the Study Group of the Nuclear Planning Group and the Defence Planning Committee;
(7) whether Her Majesty's Government's approval is required prior to the allocation of W-79 nuclear warheads by the United States to its custodial units supporting the British Army of the Rhine; and if he will make a statement;
(8) what information he has received from the United States authorities about the deployment of W-79 nuclear shells with those United States custodial units which support the British Army of the Rhine; and if he will make a statement;
(9) what information he has received from the United States authorities about the deployment by the United States army of W-79 nuclear warheads in the Northern Army Group area of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation;
(10) what information he has received from the United States authorities concerning a potential enhanced radiation capability in relation to the W-79 nuclear shell deployed by the United States in Europe.
§ Mr. StanleyI shall answer shortly.