HC Deb 09 July 1981 vol 8 cc229-30W
Mr. Trippier

asked the Secretary of State for Defence what provisions have been made in the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation for reimbursing nations equitably for research, specifications, licences and experience, technology and other development costs in projects geared for and adopted by the Alliance.

Mr. Pattie

Specific arrangements for individual equipment projects are the concern of the Alliance nations involved and who fund them. Extensive arrangements exist within NATO for the sharing of information which nations wish to release and to co-ordinate co-operative work.

Normally intellectual property or equipment design rights are owned by industries which will determine the terms for their transfer on commercial considerations.