§ Mr. Dalyellasked the Prime Minister if she has any plans to transfer civil servants from the Department of Trade and Industry and the Department of Education and Science to augment the divisions in the Ministry of Defence with responsibility for the strategic defence initiative; and if he will make a statement.
§ The Prime MinisterYes. One civil servant from each of the Departments mentioned by the hon. Gentleman has already been transferred to the SDI participation office which my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Defence recently set up within the MOD.