§ 10. Mr. Sternasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what action his Department is taking to promote openness in the reporting of military expenditure internationally.
§ Mr. LuceWe fully support United Nations efforts at promoting increased openness in the reporting of military expenditure. We have to this end submitted figures on our military budget by completing the United Nations standardised reporting instrument. We hope that others will also support this exercise.