Mr. O'NeillTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence pursuant to his reply of 29 JuneOfficial Report, column 531, to the hon. Member for Woolwich (Mr. Cartwright), whether any agreements have been concluded with (a) the United States Government, (b) Boeing Aerospace, (c) Martin Marietta, (d) British Aerospace and (e) Hunting Engineering regarding the study of procurement options for the possible replacement of the WE177 free-fall nuclear bomb.
§ Mr. Archie HamiltonI have nothing to add to the answer I gave to the hon. Member for Woolwich (Mr. Cartwright) on 29 June at column531.