§ Mr. Llew SmithTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence why the press were prohibited from attending the conference on exporting defence electronics held by his Department's Defence Sales Export Organisation on 24 February.
§ Mr. AitkenThe conference was a private one providing members of the Electronics Equipment Association and Defence Export Services Organisation with the opportunity to exchange views in confidence on a wide range of issues. Requests from the media to attend the conference were therefore declined.