§ Mr. Alan SimpsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a statement on progress to date in dismantling WE177 and Chevaline warheads. [52179]
§ Mr. George Robertson97 per cent. of WE 177 warheads have now been dismantled and the programme will be completed by the end of August 1998. Chevaline warhead dismantlement has not started yet and will do so once the WE 177 dismantlement programme has been completed.
§ Mr. CohenTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence on what date the(a) WE177 and (b) Chevaline warhead dismantling programme is expected to be completed. [52250]
§ Mr. George Robertson97 per cent. of WE177 warheads have now been dismantled and the programme will be completed by the end of August 1998.
With regard to Chevaline warheads, I refer my hon. Friend to the answer I gave to the hon. Member for Truro and St. Austell (Mr. Taylor) on 7 May 1998, Official Report, columns 436–37.