§ Mr. Frank Allaunasked the Prime Minister if he will take steps to improve the co-ordination between the Secretary of State for Defence and the Secretary of State for Trade regarding the answering of parliamentary Questions.
§ The Prime MinisterExisting arrangements are in general satisfactory, but I am aware of my hon. Friend's understandable dissatisfaction about the replies to his Questions on the Defence Sales Organisation which he was given on 13th January and 16th February. My hon. Friend the Minister of State at the Ministry of Defence wrote to him about this on 24th February.