Cruise Missiles 23. Mrs. Clwyd asked the Secretary of State for Defence whether he will make a statement on the number of cruise missiles already deployed in the United Kingdom. 27. Mr. Sean Hughes asked the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a statement on the number of cruise missiles already deployed in the United Kingdom. 45. Mr. Pike asked the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a statement on the number of cruise missiles already deployed in the United Kingdom. 48. Mr. Litherland asked the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a statement on the number of cruise missiles already deployed in the United Kingdom. Mr. Stanley I refer the hon. Members to the reply I gave to the hon. Member for Sheffield, Hillsborough (Mr. Flannery) on 13 May 1986, at column 546. 46. Mr. Andrew MacKay asked the Secretary of State for Defence if he will slow down the deployment of cruise missiles in the United Kingdom during discussions on the control of intermediate nuclear weapons between the Soviet Union and the United States of America. Mr. Stanley No. We do not consider that such a step would help us to achieve a successful outcome to the INF negotiations.