§ Mr. Bevanasked the Secretary of State for Defence when he will publish his response to the first report from the Defence Committee on "Expenditure on Major Defence Projects: Accountability to the House of Commons", H.C. 340, Session 1986–87; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. YoungerYes. The Committee has already been notified that I shall arrange for the first defence equipment project report to be submitted to it in 1988. I note that the Committee's proposal in paragraph 33 of its report concerning highly classified projects is addressed to its successor Committee.