§ Lord Kennetasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether the new station at RAF Fylingdales is to be capable of use in any Anti-Ballistic Missile system, whether strategic or "tactical".
§ The Minister of State for Defence Procurement (Lord Trefgarne)The modernised radar at RAF Fylingdales will perform the same functions as the present system, which is to provide early warning of a strategic ballistic missile attack. It will not have an ABM role.