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
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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
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