§ 16. Mr. Hal Millerasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs when the question of Harrier sales to China was put to COCOM; and what was the response.
§ Mr. JuddAs I explained on 17 January to my hon. Friend the Member for Edinburgh, Central (Mr. Cook)—[Vol. 960, c. 767.]—to function effectively COCOM needs to maintain the convention whereby its discussions remain confidential. The hon. Member will not, therefore, expect me to disclose whether individual cases have been put to or considered by the Committee.