§ Mr. Hoosonasked the Secretary of State for Defence if he will give details of the arms trade between Great Britain and other countries over the past three years; and, in particular, if he will in-dictate the extent of the trade to countries other than those which are within the NATO alliance or members of the Commonwealth.
§ Dr. GilbertOn the latest available information, the total value of exports of defence equipment for each of the years 1974–75 to 1976–77 is as follows:
£m. 1974–75 … 468 1975–76 … 530 1976–77 (provisional) … 670 It has been the policy of successive Governments not to give details of sales of defence equipment to individual countries or groups of countries.