§ Mr. Llew SmithTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to his oral answer to the hon. Member for Newport, West (Mr. Flynn) of 27 October,Official Report, column 852, if he will make a further statement on the links between the Chilean military and the British Defence Research Agency.
§ Mr. AitkenThe Aberporth range referred to by the hon. Member for Newport, West (Mr. Flynn) in his question of 27 October is no longer the responsibility of the Defence Research Agency (DRA). It was transferred to the newly-formed directorate general of test and evaluation (DGT&E) on 1 April 1992. Neither whilst Aberporth belonged to the DRA, nor since then, has the DRA had any formal or direct links with the Chilean military. One Chilean officer visited the site two years ago.