§ Dr. David ClarkTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what assessments have been made by his Department of the effect that the activities of the Matrix Churchill company have had on the development of the Iraqi defence industry.
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§ Mr. AitkenMy Department has studied the Iraqi defence industry and its military procurement activity. No specific study, however, has been undertaken on the effect of the activities of individual United Kingdom companies on the development of the Iraqi defence industry.