§ 10. Mr. SkinnerTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence when he next expects to meet the US defence chiefs to discuss nuclear weapons; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. RifkindI next expect to meet Secretary Cheney when we are both in Brussels on 10 and 11 December for the meeting of NATO's defence planning committee.
§ 27. Mr. CanavanTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what recent studies he has commissioned or received about the safety of British nuclear weapons.
§ Mr. AitkenThe only recent authoritative study of the safety of UK nuclear weapons has been the review undertaken by a working group led by the Ministry of Defence's chief scientific adviser. The report of this review was publsihed in July this year and copies have been placed in the House of Commons Library. The review provides welcome corroboration of our confidence in the safety of our nuclear weapons.