HC Deb 07 February 1989 vol 146 cc655-6W
19. Mr. Skinner

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a statement on the defence procurement implications of the implementation of the single European market.

88. Mr. Buckley

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a statement on the defence procurement implications of the implementation of the single European market.

Mr. Sainsbury

The implementation of the single European market does not directly affect the managment of defence procurement. The implementation will, however, have an important impact on many of our suppliers, as they operate in both the civil and defence sectors of the economy.