§ Mr. Frank Allaunasked the Secretary of State for Defence on what grounds 237W he refuses disclosure of arms sales' annual totals to individual countries; and if he will now answer Questions on such matters.
§ Mr. MulleyMany countries consider the release of information about their purchases of defence equipment to be prejudicial to their national security. It has been the policy of successive Governments to respect the requirements of our customers in this respect. I see no reason to change this policy.