§ 37. Mr. Roseasked the Secretary of State for Defence whether he will reconsider the purchasing policy of Her Majesty's Government in relation to wire-guided missiles in order to place such orders with British firms.
§ Mr. William RodgersOur present purchasing policy for wire-guided missiles, as for Service equipment generally, is to place orders with British firms, unless there is some overriding operational or economic advantage in making a particular purchase overseas. The main wire-guided system currently in use by our Army is the British Swingfire system.