§ Mr. Patrick Jenkinasked the Secretary of State for Defence what study he has made of the strategic implications for the availability, in the event of war, of capacity for the manufacture of fuses, mine and precision mechanisms of the threatened run-down of the United Kingdom clock and watch industry arising from the import of cheap clocks and watches from Russia.
§ Mr. MasonWe keep defence needs for war purposes, and the capacity to meet them, under continuous review.