§ Mr. Maginnisasked the Secretary of State for Defence what is the value of aircraft contracts which have been awarded to (a) Short Brothers, (b) British Aerospace and (c) Westlands by his Department since January 1978.
§ Mr. ButlerIt is not our practice to reveal commercially sensitive information of this kind, but annex F of volume 1 of the "Statement on the Defence Estimates 1984" (Cmnd. 9227-I) gives an indication of the order of payments to these contractors in 1982–83.
§ Mr. Beggsasked the Secretary of State for Defence what percentage of the aircraft business carried out by (a) Short Bros., (b) British Aerospace and (c) Westlands has been provided by his Department's contracts between January 1978 and December 1983.
§ Mr. ButlerPrecise information of this kind could be provided only by the companies themselves.