§ Mr. Raceasked the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list those topics on which it is not his practice to answer parliamentary questions; and if he will list any changes in the practice of his Department since 9 November 1979.
§ Mr. NottThere has been no change in the Government's general policy on the disclosure of information as set out on 9 November 1979.—[Vol. 973, c. 322–323]. The topics on which it is not the practice to provide information are now as follows: details of arms sales; operational matters; details of research and development; details concerning British training of, or assistance to, foreign forces either in this country or abroad; accident rates for individual military aircraft types; and details of procurement contracts, including certain equipment cost information.