§ Mr. SteinbergTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what recent assessment he has made of the defence implications for the United Kingdom of Soviet disarmament measures in Europe.
§ Mr. ParryTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what recent assessment he has made of the defence implications for the United Kingdom of Soviet disarmament measures in Europe.
§ Mr. James LamondTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what recent assessment he has made of the defence implications for the United Kingdom of Soviet disarmament measures in Europe.
§ Mr. Archie HamiltonWe are examining options for change in the structure and deployment of our armed forces in the light of changing international circumstances, including the withdrawals of Soviet forces from eastern Europe and Soviet unilateral force reductions. We continue to attach high importance to reaching agreement in the conventional forces in Europe negotiations in Vienna to eliminate the continuing significant Warsaw pact superiority over NATO in conventional arms.