§ Mr. HarveyTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will implement the recommendation made by the Defence Committee in its Second report (The Appointment of the New Head of Defence Export Services HC 512) to commission a detailed assessment of the full costs and benefits of defence exports for the UK; and if he will make a statement. [93558]
§ Mr. SpellarThe Government welcome the Defence Select Committee's invitation to provide a more systematic and detailed assessment of the full costs and benefits of defence exports for the UK. Work has been set in hand and we will inform the Committee of the conclusions when this is complete.