HL Deb 29 April 1980 vol 408 cc1239-42WA
Lord BROCKWAY

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether they will state the countries and companies which have been invited to the Army Equipment Exhibition to be held at Aldershot from 24th to 27th June.

The MINISTER of STATE, MINISTRY OF DEFENCE (Lord Strathcona and Mount Royal)

The list of companies who have so far indicated that they intend to take part in the exhibition is as follows:

  • A. D. Industrial Electronics Ltd.
  • Airflex Containers Ltd.
  • Airscrew Howden Ltd.
  • Airtech Ltd.
  • Armservice Ltd.
  • Arms & Armour Press
  • ATA Training Aids (UK) Ltd.
  • Automotive Products Ltd.
  • Avon Group
  • Barr & Stroud
  • Boosey & Hawkes Ltd.
  • The Boughton Group
  • Branglea Ltd.
  • Bridport International
  • Bristol Composite Materials Engineering Ltd.
  • British Leyland/Alvis Ltd.
  • British Aerospace Dynamics Group
  • BMARC
  • Britorian Ltd.
  • Brocks Explosives Ltd.
  • David Brown Gear Industries Ltd.
  • Cementation (Muffelite) Ltd.
  • Combined Services Publications Ltd.
  • Commercial Hydraulics Ltd.
  • Compton Webb Group Mktg. Ltd.
  • Crayford Special Equipment Ltd.
  • Henry Cooch Ltd.
  • CQC Ltd.
  • Crane Fruehauf Ltd.
  • Dunlop GRG
  • Decca Navigator
  • Defence Manufacturers Association Ltd.
  • Driclad Ltd.
  • Dowty Group
  • Dunlop Ltd.
  • Davin Optical
  • EMI Electronics Ltd.
  • Fairey Engineering Ltd.
  • Ferranti Ltd.
  • Flight Refuelling Group
  • Fodens Ltd.
  • A. E. Freezer
  • GQ Defence Equipment Ltd.
  • Gloster Saro Ltd.
  • GEC Marconi Electronics
  • Gallay Ltd.
  • J. R. Gaunt & Son Ltd.
  • Grundy & Partners Ltd.
  • High Duty Alloys Ltd.
  • Hotspur Armoured Products
  • Heywood Williams
  • Hunting Engineering Ltd.
  • Hyster Europe
  • IMI Marston
  • Invertron Simulated Systems
  • IMI Summerfield
  • IMS
  • Johnson Matthey Metals Ltd.
  • Jones Cranes

  • T. W. Kempton Ltd.
  • Liner Ltd.
  • Laird Anglesey Ltd.
  • Lake & Elliott Ltd.
  • Lasergage Ltd.
  • Lex Vehicle Engineering Ltd.
  • Lightweight Body Armour
  • Locomotors
  • Lucas Defence Systems
  • Lansing Ltd.
  • Magiboards Ltd.
  • Marlow Ropes
  • Marshall of Cambridge
  • MEL A Division of Philips Electronics Group
  • Membrain Ltd.
  • Microflow Pathfinder Ltd.
  • Miltra Military Training Aids
  • Miltrain Ltd.
  • Modern Precision Engineering Associates Ltd.
  • Morfax Ltd.
  • Massey Ferguson (UK) Ltd.
  • Newton Derby Ltd.
  • Olympic Gymnasium (International) Ltd.
  • Package Control Ltd.
  • Pennant Trainers and Simulators Ltd.
  • Pilkington P. E. Ltd.
  • The Plessey Group
  • Plumett Ltd.
  • Portals Water Treatment Ltd.
  • Powersport International Ltd.
  • Pylon Group
  • Racal Electronics Ltd.
  • Raychem
  • Rank Precision Ltd.
  • Remploy Ltd.
  • Royal Ordnance Factories
  • Rolls-Royce Motors Ltd.
  • Rose Morris & Co. Ltd.
  • Rubery-Owen Group
  • Sacol Powerline Ltd.
  • GKN Sankey Ltd.

  • SAS Group of Companies
  • Saunders Roe Developments Ltd.
  • Schermuly Graviner Technical Services Ltd.
  • Sleeman Engineering Ltd.
  • Scottorn Trailers Ltd.
  • Short Brothers Ltd.
  • The Singer Co. (UK) Ltd.
  • Sterling Armament Co. Ltd.
  • Sterling Metals
  • Stonefield Vehicles
  • Solartron Electronic Group Ltd.
  • Sperry Gyroscope
  • SSI Fix Equipment Ltd.
  • Standard Telephones and Cables Ltd.
  • Smith Industries
  • Denzil Skinner & Co. Ltd.
  • Simplon Lighting & Hemcol Ltd.
  • Storno Ltd.
  • Thorn Automation
  • Thos. Storey (Engineering) Ltd.
  • United Scientific Holdings Ltd.
  • UAC Motors
  • Vickers Shipbuilding Ltd.
  • Vickers Ltd.
  • Wallop Industries Ltd.
  • Ward Engineering Ltd.
  • Wrigley Union Trucks
  • Westland Aircraft Ltd.
  • Wharton Engineers (Elstree) Ltd.
  • Williams & Glyn's Bank Ltd.
  • Wilsons of Scotland

As regards the countries which have been invited, this information has been treated as confidential by successive Governments in deference to the wishes of many potential customers.

House adjourned at twenty-one minutes past eight o'clock.