Missiles

Mr. O'Neill
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many batteries of Rapier field standard C missile systems he intends to bring into service in (a) 1992–93, (b) 1993–94, and (c) 1994–95.

Mr. Alan Clark
We currently plan to deploy by the mid-1990s two batteries of Rapier field standard C with the Army and three squadrons with the RAF.