§ Mr. Llew SmithTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence at what date the number of WE177 nuclear warheads reached the level deemed necessary for full operational deployment; and if this figure remained constant until the announced reductions in 1990. [31071]
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§ Mr. SoamesOur deployment plans for WE177 were complete by the mid-1970s. I am not prepared to add anything to our previous statements, including those in the "Statement on the Defence Estimates 1995", about subsequent changes.