Dr. ThomasTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a statement on the management of, and current progress with, the design and production of the 251W warheads for the Trident missile system, undertaken at the atomic weapons establishments at Llanishen, Aldermaston and Burghfield.
§ Mr. Alan ClarkWork undertaken at the various sites of the atomic weapons establishment is progressing satisfactorily towards the Trident in-service date of the mid-1990s. Design of the warhead is now complete and production of both fissile and non-fissile components has begun.