§ Mr. FlynnTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what change there will have been in the total number of nuclear warheads deployed by the United Kingdom when Trident is fully deployed compared with the 1990 level. [20567]
§ Mr. SoamesBy the time Trident is fully in service, the UK's total stockpile of nuclear weapons will be 14 per cent. smaller than in the 1980s.
§ Mr. FlynnTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department had made as to the advantage that might accrue to the United Kingdom in terms of demonstrating restraint in its nuclear weapons policy if Her Majesty's Government declared the number of nuclear warheads it deploys. [20571]
§ Mr. SoamesThe restraint exercised by the United Kingdom in its nuclear weapons policy is amply demonstrated by the fact that total deployed UK nuclear warheads will be less than 10 per cent. of the strategic nuclear forces available to Russia or the United States even when the START 2 ceilings are implemented.