Mr. O'NeillTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what information he has received from his Soviet and American counterparts regarding their bilateral discussions on anti-ballistic missile systems.
§ Mr. Archie HamiltonThe United States has kept us and other allies informed of progress on this issue. The details of discussions between Governments are confidential.
Mr. O'NeillTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what declassified assessments have been made available by his Department on the changes that have occurred in the development plans of Soviet anti-ballistic missile defences in the last decade.
§ Mr. Archie HamiltonI refer the hon. Member to the answers I gave the hon. Member for Western Isles (Mr. Macdonald) on 13 November,Official Report, columns 613–14.