§ Mr. BattleTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence whether the inquiry to be carried out into the safety and security of Britain's nuclear weapons led by his Department's chief scientific adviser will address issues identified by the Drell report to the United States Congress in December 1990.
§ Mr. Alan ClarkThe terms of reference of the group are
To review, in the light of any relevant aspects of the report of the Drell panel in the United States, the safety of the present and prospective UK nuclear armoury.
§ Mr. BattleTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence whether all transportation of United Kingdom nuclear weapons will be stopped pending the outcome of his Department's inquiry into the safety and security of British nuclear weapons in the light of the Drell report to the United States Congress in December 1990.
§ Mr. BattleTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence if the inquiry into the safety and security of British nuclear weapons will use the same computer modelling techniques as those employed on United States weapons for the Drell report to the United States Congress.
§ Mr. Alan ClarkThe working group is free to conduct the review as it sees fit.