§ Mr. David Howellasked the Secretary of State for Defence on what date Parliament was first informed of progress on the Linesman air defence system; and what provision has been made in the current defence estimates for expenditure on this system.
§ Mr. HealeyIn February, 1961 the Memorandum on the Air Estimates (Cmnd. 1292) notified the start of work on the air defence system subsequently known as Linesman. Provision for Linesman in the current defence estimates is about £5 million.