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Written question asked by Julian Lewis (Conservative) on Thursday, 2 February 2006, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 9 February 2006. It was answered by Lord Reid of Cardowan (Labour) on Thursday, 9 February 2006 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.


Cruise Missiles

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many Tomahawk cruise missiles have been (a) purchased for and (b) launched by the Royal Navy in each year since 1997; and how many Block IV Tomahawk cruise missiles are due to be purchased.
Answer

The total number of Tomahawk Cruise Missiles purchased for the Royal Navy in each year since 1997 is shown in the table as follows:

Total number of missiles purchased
1997 48
1998 17
1999 0
2000 0
2001 20
2002 0
2003 22

In addition, 64 Block IV Tomahawk cruise missiles are currently on order.I am withholding the information on Tomahawk launches as this could enable deductions to be made on current stockpiles, which could be prejudicial to national security.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
49648; 442 c1402W;442 c1402W
Session
2005-06
Subjects
Navy Tomahawk missiles Cruise missiles
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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