HC Deb 08 December 1989 vol 163 c433W
Mr. Macdonald

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what discussions the Government have had with the joint venture company recently formed by British Aerospace and Thomson-CSF.

Mr. Alan Clark

The MOD has been informed by BAe and Thomson-CSF of the companies' proposal to form a joint venture defence weapon system company to be known as Eurodynamics. Subject to consideration of national security and competition implications in the light of the detailed proposals by the companies, the MOD would welcome the proposition.

Number of ambulance vehicles 1979–891—England—By Region
Region 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88
Northern 548 549 566 546 546 470 458 477 479
Yorkshire 615 590 590 660 597 636 638 647 680
Trent 590 687 668 651 644 648 678 688 698
East Anglian 194 202 218 221 218 219 225 231 235
North West Thames 194 194 197 199 196 193 200 202 200
North East Thames 173 175 172 168 149 148 137 133 150
South East Thames 343 346 344 311 317 300 300 300 300
South West Thames 1,230 1,270 1,227 1,281 1,179 1,184 1,170 1,127 1,121
Wessex 295 295 302 328 308 297 293 280 247
Oxford 286 282 289 289 285 284 283 279 283