§ 25. Mr. Terry LewisTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make it his policy not to acquire for British forces any warheads previously removed from cruise missiles under the terms of the intermediate nuclear forces treaty; and if he will make a statement.
§ 27. Mrs. MahonTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make it his policy not to acquire for British forces any warheads previously removed from cruise missiles under the terms of the intermediate nuclear forces treaty; and if he will make a statement.
§ 103. Mr. Bill MichieTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make it his policy not to acquire for British forces any warheads previously removed from cruise missiles under the terms of the intermediate nuclear forces treaty; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Ian StewartI refer the hon. Members to the reply I gave earlier today to the hon. Member for Bristol, South (Ms. Primarolo).
Dr. ThomasTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what studies, involving how many departmental staff or214W consultant scientists to his Department, are presently undertaken by his Department into outstanding verification problems for sea-launched, submarine-launched and air-launched cruise missiles in advance of any arms control agreement involving such missile systems.
§ Mr. Ian StewartI refer the hon. Member to the reply I gave to the hon. Member for Bradford, South (Mr. Cryer) on 10 February, at column 242. My Department keeps all aspects of nuclear arms control verification under review, but the United Kingdom does not deploy sea-launched, submarine-launched or air-launched cruise missiles, nor are we involved in any negotiations which would lead to arms control agreements involving such missiles.