§ Mr. DenhamTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what assessment his Department has made of the proportion of warship building capacity which is state owned in(a) France, (b) the Netherlands, (c) Belgium, (d) Italy and (e) Germany; and what effect this has on reciprocal purchasing arrangements.
§ Mr. AitkenI refer the hon. Member to the replies I gave to my hon. Friend the Member for Gosport (M r. Viggers) on 17 February,Official Report, column 254.