asked the Prime Minister to what extent it remains the Government's policy to strengthen collective defence in ways which will contribute to easing East-West tension and to reaching agreement on disarmament and arresting the spread of nuclear weapons, and to regard as no longer appropriate a defence policy which has the opposite effect; and if he will make a statement.

Her Majesty's Government's policy is both to achieve progress towards agreement on non-dissemination and disarmament and to work actively with our allies to ensure our effective collective defence.