§ Mr. Llew SmithTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence under what heading in figure 12 in his Statement on the Defence Estimates 1993, Cm 2270, his Department's protected expenditure on nuclear testing is included.
§ Mr. AitkenIt would not be in the national interest to reveal the costs of the Defence nuclear programme. For this reason such costs are not separately identified in the statement on the defence estimates.
§ Mr. CohenTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a statement on his Department's policy regarding nuclear testing in the light of the announcement of a further testing moratorium by President Clinton.
§ Mr. AitkenI refer the hon. Member to the response that I gave to the hon. Member for South Shields (Dr. Clark) on 13 July,Official Report, column 470.