§ Mr. FlynnTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what is his Department's policy towards United Kingdom participation in the medium extended air defence system project; and if he will make a statement. [26092]
§ Mr. FreemanWe are currently assessing whether we have a national requirement for ballistic missile defence and, as I announced to the House on 18 October 1994,Official Report, column 239, we have placed a contract with a consortium led by British Aerospace to provide advice on options, capabilities, timescales, costs and technical risk. MEADS is being assessed as one of the candidate options within this study.