§ Mr. Marlowasked the Secretary of State for Defence if he will seek to ensure that United States-based subsidiaries of United Kingdom-based companies are treated equally with regard to participation in classified defence work in the United States of America as United Kingdom-based subsidiaries of United States companies are in the United Kingdom.
§ Mr. PattieYes. The Government are keenly aware of the difficulties faced by United States-based subsidiaries of United Kingdom firms in securing classified defence work. Discussions on this subject aimed at achieving some relaxation of American regulations are in progress but the difficulties are compounded by the fact that the legal situation is substantially different in the two countries.