§ Lord Kennetasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether it is the case that there are land-based weapon systems deployed in Europe which are capable of firing either nuclear or non-nuclear warheads, and if so whether these count as nuclear weapons, which the Government do not wish to see further reduced, or as conventional weapons, which will be on the table at the conventional stability talks.
§ Lord GlenarthurSome land-based weapon systems in Europe have both a conventional as well as a nuclear capability. In the Government's view, nuclear weapons should be specifically excluded from the forthcoming conventional stability negotiations which should be concerned only with conventional forces and conventional equipment relevant to surprise attack and offensive action. The question of what specific systems should be subject to limitation is a matter to be addressed at the negotiations themselves.