HC Deb 13 June 1989 vol 154 cc400-1W
49. Mr. Haynes

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will provide an estimate of the number of nuclear weapons and defence reactors currently on sea and ocean floors.

50. Mr. Steinberg

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will provide an estimate of the number of nuclear weapons and defence reactors currently on sea and ocean floors.

74. Ms. Walley

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will provide an estimate of the number of nuclear weapons and defence reactors currently on sea and ocean floors.

Mr. Archie Hamilton

We can be confident that there are no nuclear weapons or nuclear reactors on the sea floor within United Kingdom territorial waters. There are no United Kingdom nuclear weapons or reactors on the sea floor anywhere in the world. Nuclear weapons or reactors which belong to other nations and which present no significant threat to the United Kingdom are not the responsibility of the United Kingdom Government.