HC Deb 22 June 1966 vol 730 c71W
Mr. Barnett

asked the Secretary of State for Defence what were the annual target totals agreed with the United States of America under offset arrangements for sales of British equipment as referred to in Command Paper No. 2902.

Mr. Healey

No such annual target totals have been arranged.

Sir J. Eden

asked the Secretary of State for Defence (1) what sales of British arms and equipment to the United States of America have so far been secured in order to offset the purchase of the F111A; and to what extent these fall behind the amount agreed to by the United States Department of Defence;

(2) if he will make a statement about the progress being made in selling British arms and equipment in the United States of America to offset the purchase of the F111A.

Mr. Healey

I would refer the hon. Member to the Answer I gave today to a similar Question by the hon. Member for St. Albans (Mr. Goodhew).