§ Mr. Trippierasked the Secretary of State for Defence whether he considers that the measures taken by West Germany to cut back 27 armaments programmes, and similar measures by other North Atlantic Treaty Organisation countries, will affect the United Kingdom's armaments programmes in any way; and what is his assessment of the resultant effect on Western defences.
§ Mr. PattieThe recently announced measures are not expected to have any direct effect on our equipment plans: the contribution of the Federal Republic to NATO remains powerful and effective.