§ Mr. KeyTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list the British participants in the defence industry seminar organised by the Italian presidency of the Western European Union in conjunction with the Rome ministerial meeting; and if he will make a statement. [60978]
§ Mr. George Robertson[holding answer 27 November 1998]: My hon. Friend the Under-Secretary of State for Defence, accompanied by officials from the MOD and one from the Department of Trade and Industry, attended the seminar in Rome on 17 November. Representatives of the British defence industry were also present. The seminar considered the issues surrounding the restructuring of European defence industry, both within Europe and in relation to the global market. Among those present were members and observer countries of the Western European Armaments Group and representatives of the European defence industry and European Commission.