§ Mr. Fisherasked the Secretary of State for Defence how many category 1 non-compliance complaints were recorded in respect of (a) royal ordnance factories and (b) all other private arms manufacturers on contracts for his Department in each of the last five years.
§ Mr. PattieThe numbers of category 1 non-compliance complaints recorded in respect of(a) royal ordnance factories are as follows:
Number Enfield 1979 20 1980 7 1983 1 Radway Green 1981 1 Nottingham 1979 19 1980 10 1981 4 1982 6 1983 10 The number of category 1 non-compliance complaints recorded in respect of (b) all other private arms manufacturers on contracts for his Department in each of the last five years could be obtained only at disproportionate costs.